User:Cle8383/Indiana Klan

Continued presence in the state
A Klan office in the Indianapolis suburb of Greenwood continued to publish extensive recruiting materials for decades, including recruitment pamphlets introducing the group and its mission.

Political agenda and rhetoric
The Indiana Klan stressed more social issues than racism, as it promised to uphold moral standards, help enforce Prohibition, and end political corruption. The Klan also publicly attacked adulterers, gamblers, and undisciplined youths. '''This moralistic focus attracted support from religious leaders, particularly those active in the Temperance movement. Daisy Douglas Barr, who had risen to political prominence through the successful campaign to ban alcohol in the city of Muncie nearly a decade earlier, became a vocal supporter of the Indiana Klan. Appointed by Stephenson as Imperial Empress of the Klan in 1923, Barr's public persona was crucial to expanding the Klan's membership among women and religious communities throughout the state.'''