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Kansas state senator Douglas Johnson introduced Senate Bill No. 269 which was known as the Ku Klux Klan bill. By amending sections 17-501 and 17-503 of a 1923 revised Kansas statute, the bill would have allowed any foreign, charitable, or religious group to operate in Kansas without a state charter. Many Kansans opposed the bill on the grounds that it would have made it easier for the KKK to operate in the state. Governor Paulen opposed the bill and the house defeated its passing with 57 yes and 65 no. During the 1920s the Ku Klux Klan grew in numbers nationwide and enjoyed immense popularity.
Creator: Johnson, Douglas
Date: 1925
Item Number: 214889
Call Number: Secretary of State, Legislative Documents, Box 300, Folder S.B. 269-1925
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 214889
Collections - State Archives - Secretary of State - Legislative Documents
Date - 1920s - 1925
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - KKK
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Paulen, Benjamin Sanford
Government and Politics - State Government - Legislature - House of Representatives
Government and Politics - State Government - Legislature - Senate
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Act
People - African Americans - Discrimination
People - Notable Kansans - Paulen, Ben Sanford, 1869-1961
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - The Twenties, 1920 - 1929
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Legislative - Legislative acts (bills, resolutions, memorials)
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Legislative - Statutes
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