Summary
While not as strong as its presence in Dorchester and Somerset counties, the Ku Klux Klan was notably active in Wicomico County. Around 250 Klansmen were estimated to reside in the county. Klan chapters were organized in the towns of Salisbury, Delmar, Mardela Springs, and Sharptown, with activity taking place throughout the county. Wicomico County is most notable for being the site of a shore-wide Klan rally in Sharptown in 1923.
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Wicomico News
"Wedding Announced by Smoke Eaters," Wicomico News, June 22, 1922.
"Moving Along," Wicomico News, October 12, 1922.
"Delmar Churches Given $25 by the Ku Klux Klansmen," Wicomico News, December 28, 1922.
"Poor of Willards Aided by Klu Klux," Wicomico News, December 28, 1922.
"1500 People Hear Ku Klux Klan Orator," Wicomico News, March 29, 1923.
"Excerpts from Address of Ku Klux Klan Orator at Arcade," Wicomico News, March 29, 1923.
"County News - Sharptown," Wicomico News, March 29, 1923.
T.W. Davis "Says Ku Klux Klan is Narrow and Sectarian," Wicomico News, April 19, 1923.
"Pittsville Man Not the Author," Wicomico News, April 26, 1923.
"County Correspondence - Sharptown," Wicomico News, May 3, 1923.
"Klans Have Been Organized in Many Eastern Sho' Towns," Wicomico News, May 17, 1923.
"County Correspondence - Sharptown," Wicomico News, May 17, 1923.
"Playing Safe," Wicomico News, May 21, 1923.
"Sharptown to be Mecca for Shore Klans," Wicomico News, May 24, 1923.
"County News - Delmar," Wicomico News, May 24, 1923.
"Wicomico's Heroes Are Remembered," Wicomico News, May 31, 1923.
"Public Demonstration by Klansmen Monday," Wicomico News, May 31, 1923.
"County News - Sharptown," Wicomico News, May 31, 1923.
"Sharptown Experiences Banner Day in History of the Town," Wicomico News, June 7, 1923.
"County Correspondence - Hebron," Wicomico News, June 7, 1923.
"County Correspondence - Sharptown," Wicomico News, July 19, 1923.
"Church Attendance by Klansmen Urged," Wicomico News, July 26, 1923.
"County Correspondence - Delmar," Wicomico News, August 9, 1923.
"County Correspondence - Sharptown," Wicomico News, September 13, 1923.
"Hallowe'en Observance Comes Off with but Little Disorder," Wicomico News, November 8, 1923.
"County News - Delmar," Wicomico News, November 8, 1923.
Princess Anne Marylander and Herald
"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.
Worcester Democrat
"Salisbury Woman Found Gagged and Tied In Home," Worcester Democrat, March 10, 1923.
Crisfield Times
"Salisbury Girl Bound and Tied," Crisfield Times, March 13, 1923.
"Plan Big Meeting for Shore Klans," Crisfield Times, May 19, 1923.
Democratic Messenger
"Firey Cross of Ku Klux Klan Over Peninsula," Democratic Messenger, June 2, 1923.
Baltimore Sun
"Klan is In Politics, City Kleagle Says," Baltimore Sun, June 20, 1922.
"State Klan Plans for Political Debut," Baltimore Sun, August 9, 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.
"Stockholder in Klan Paper with Hoover," Baltimore Sun, October 7, 1928.
