1938: Daisy Barr Lawsuit and Death
Daisy Barr, leader of Indiana’s WKKK, was killed in an automobile accident. Before her death, Barr was sued in the Grant-Delaware Superior Court by the WKKK. The lawsuit claimed that she failed to send proper membership payments to the WKKK. The organization demanded $45,085 in restitution.
Cited by: Kathleen M. Blee. Women of the Klan: Racism and Gender in the 1920s (Berkeley, etc.: University of California Press, 1991), Chap. IV: “Joining the Ladies’ Organization” [excerpt] 104-11; 203-205. [11 pp.]