Y'all know Chris McDaniel comes from Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, right?
Well, there's another famous McDaniel from Laurel. His name is Edward Lenox (E.L.) McDaniel, and he "was instrumental in organizing the Ku Klux Klan in 1962 in Mississippi as the Grand Kleagle for the whole state. He started a state Klan in Laurel with the White Knights and was instrumental in drawing up that constitution. He was also elected Grand Dragon of the United Klans."
By reorganizing the KKK in Mississippi just before Freedom Summer, the elder McDaniel bears some responsibility for the murders of Goodman, Chaney and Schwerner, and all the terrorism committed in its name.
I wonder if Chris is kin to "Uncle E.L."? Seems likely in such a small town...
cargohook says...
Y'all know Chris McDaniel comes from Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, right?
Well, there's another famous McDaniel from Laurel. His name is Edward Lenox (E.L.) McDaniel, and he "was instrumental in organizing the Ku Klux Klan in 1962 in Mississippi as the Grand Kleagle for the whole state. He started a state Klan in Laurel with the White Knights and was instrumental in drawing up that constitution. He was also elected Grand Dragon of the United Klans."
Some links:
http://www.bigstory.ap.org/photo/elmcda…
http://digilib.usm.edu/cdm/ref/collecti…
http://crdl.usg.edu/people/m/mcdaniel_e…
http://americanradioworks.publicradio.o…
By reorganizing the KKK in Mississippi just before Freedom Summer, the elder McDaniel bears some responsibility for the murders of Goodman, Chaney and Schwerner, and all the terrorism committed in its name.
I wonder if Chris is kin to "Uncle E.L."? Seems likely in such a small town...
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