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Discover the true story of Madge Oberholtzer in this graphic novel
retelling of her controversial case, which exposed the political
corruption in Indiana and revealed the true face of the infamous Ku Klux
Klan.
In 1925 the KKK in Indiana was at the height of its influence, with one
third of the state's white population counted among its ranks. It was
seen as a very patriotic, pro-working class organization. However, the
case of Madge Oberholtzer would change that forever.
Madge was a young, white, middle-class Indiana resident who worked for
D.C. Stephenson, a powerful politician in Indiana and former KKK Grand
Dragon who led a coup dividing the Northern Klan. On March 15th,
Stephenson and his henchmen abducted Madge at gunpoint and forced her to
accompany Stephenson on a private train to Chicago, where he would call
himself the "law in Indiana" and proceed to brutally beat and victimize
her.
Before succumbing to her injuries, Madge provided a full statement of
her abuse at the hands of Stephenson which would expose the depths of
Indiana's political corruption and lay bare the true face of the Ku Klux
Klan--a revelation that would have a ripple effect on America's
impression of the Klan from that day forward.