professor emeritus of history at indiana university. he s an award-winning teacher and the author of many books including eli lilly, lynching in the heartland. race and memory in america. and slinging doughnuts for the boys and american woman in world war ii. his most recent book is hoosiers, a new history of indiana, which is on display outside. for many years, he co-edited the indiana university press series midwestern history and culture, which included a book he edited entitled comparative histories of the midwestern states. jim says he s very proud, in a modest hoosier way that the midwest mystery association bestowed on him the frederick jackson turner lifetime achievement award. i have known jim many years, is many years, since i was a student at indiana university. i ll testify that he has solid midwestern values, unfailing kindness, decency, unflagging work ethic and solid common sense. jim represents the best of what it means to be midwestern, but he has never rom
the heartland. race and memory in america. and slinging doughnuts for the boys and american woman in world war ii. his most recent book is hoosiers, a new history of indiana, which is on display outside. for many years he co-edited the indiana university press series midwestern history and culture, which included a book he edited entitled comparative history s of the midwestern states. jim says he s very proud, in a modest hoosier way that the midwest mystery association bestowed on him the lifetime achievement award. i have known jim many years, is since i was a student, his student back at indiana university and i ll testify that he has solid midwestern values, unfailing kindness, decency, unflagging work ethic and solid common sense. jim represents the best of what it means to be midwestern but he s never roman tied midwestern history. we pride ourselves on being nice, but we don t always live up to that ideal. so today jim will be speaking on a darker side of the midweste
Indiana in the 1920s was a hotbed of Ku Klux Klan activity. The state governor, Ed Jackson, was a Klan supporter, as were Indianapolis Mayor Ed Duvall and several other
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