Title

Ethnic Heritage Studies Project Interview: The Ku Klux Klan in Rhode Island (1974-05-13)

RIAMCO Link

Finding Aid on RIAMCO to Papers of the Honorable Michael DeCiantis

Authors

Michael DeCiantis
Norman Smith
Carmela Santoro

Files

Abstract

The subject of this interview is the Ku Klux Klan in Rhode Island politics, mostly in the 1920s and 1930s, and the effect on the political parties in the state. The principle interviewer is Dr. Norman Smith, Associate Professor of History at Rhode Island College at the time of the interview. This ·interview was sponsored by the Ethnic Heritage Studies Project.

Local Identifier

MSS-0001-06-14-tape_01

Publication Date

5-13-1974

Keywords

Ku Klux Klan (1915- )Grass roots politics; Politics & government; Prohibition

Coverage

Rhode Island (R.I.)

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | History | Oral History

Recommended Citation

DeCiantis, Michael; Smith, Norman; and Santoro, Carmela, "Ethnic Heritage Studies Project Interview: The Ku Klux Klan in Rhode Island (1974-05-13)" (1974). Ethnic Heritage Studies Project interviews. 3.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/mss-0001_series_09/3