Summary
Dorchester County was the stronghold for Klan membership not only on the Eastern Shore, but in the State of Maryland as a whole. It is estimated that nearly 800 Klansmen resided in the county at the peak of the organization's activity. Klan chapters were said to have been established in the towns of Cambridge, Hurlock, and East New Market. Dorchester County is also where some of the earliest Klan activity on the lower Eastern Shore took place.
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Cambridge Daily Banner
"Brief Local News," Daily Banner, May 13, 1922.
"Klansmen Pledge 125 Votes for Schools," Daily Banner, November 1, 1922.
"Ku Klux Klan Visits Salvation Army Hall," Daily Banner, December 23, 1922.
Crisfield Times
"Untitled," Crisfield Times, March 28,1925.
Washington Post
"Cambridge Officials Lead Ku Klux Klan Parade," Washington Post, July 5, 1923.
"Law and Order League Formed at Cambridge," Washington Post, March 21, 1925.
Princess Anne Marylander and Herald
"KKK Records (Advertisement)," Marylander and Herald, January 13, 1924.
"Lecture Series Will be Given," Marylander and Herald, November 8, 1924.
"Office of Grand Dragon, Knights of Ku Klux Klan, Realm of Maryland, Schedules of National Lectures to be Delivered in Maryland," Marylander and Herald, November 8, 1924.
Baltimore Afro-American
"Klan Believed Behind St. Clair," Afro-American, April 4, 1925.
New York Times
"Ritchie's Big Sweep Surprises Leaders," New York Times, November 8, 1923.
Wicomico News
"Klans Have Been Organized in Many Eastern Sho' Towns," Wicomico News, May 17, 1923.
"Sharptown Experiences Banner Day in History of the Town," Wicomico News, June 7, 1923.
"Church Attendance by Klansmen Urged," Wicomico News, July 26, 1923.
Baltimore Sun
"Party Pledges to Be Pressed by Governor," Baltimore Sun, November 8, 1923.
R.N. Strickland, "What Is Right?" Baltimore Sun, November 20, 1923.
John W. Owens, "Forces of Ku Klux in Counties Now Rated Far Below Claims," Baltimore Sun, November 21, 1923.
Raymond S. Thompkins, "First Klan Church In State Dedicated in Harford County," Baltimore Sun, August 24, 1924.
"G.W. Crabbe, Dry Leader, Pleased; Wets Find Comfort in Returns," Baltimore Sun, September 16, 1926.
"Blaze at Cambridge Causes $15,000 Loss," Baltimore Sun, September 27, 1929.
