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A FEVER IN THE HEARTLAND
 by Timothy Egan

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EDITOR:
Remy Hale
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CH FIRST NAME LAST NAME DESCRIPTION
1Abraham Lincoln16th U.S. President
 Andrew Johnson17th U.S. President
 Walt WhitmanAmerican poet and essayist
 James R. CrowePolitician
 Nathan Bedford ForrestSlave trader
 Philip SheridanU.S. Army officer
 John ReynoldsAmerican actor
 Madge OberholtzerWhite American woman whose rape and murder played a critical role
 Ulysses S. Grant18th U.S. President
 Sallie AdkinsWife of a Georgia state senator
 Frederick DouglassAmerican abolitionist and orator
2A.M. CouchmanReverend
 David Curtis StephensonAmerican Ku Klux Klan leader. Aka: Steve
 Joe HuffingtonRecruiter
 Langston HughesAmerican poet and social activist
 James Weldon JohnsonAmerican writer and civil rights activist
 Alex JohnsonBellhop and elevator operator
 Hiram W. EvansAmerican dentist
 Earle B. MayfieldLawyer and former U.S. Senator
 Dan HarstonSheriff
 T.A. YorkJudge
 Samuel J. TildenLawyer and former Governor of New York
 Rutherford B. Hayes19th U.S. President
 Thomas Dixon Jr.Baptist minister
 Woodrow Wilson28th U.S. President
 D.W. GriffithAmerican film director
 William J. SimmonsProminent African-American educator, pastor, and author
 Edward Y. ClarkeAuthor
 Mary Elizabeth TylerAtlanta public-relations professional
 A. Lawrence LowellAmerican educator and legal professional
3Warren Harding29th U.S. President
 F. Scott FitzgeraldAmerican novelist and essayist
 William E. WilliamsU.S. Representative from Illinois
 Dwight MasonAuthor and lead pastor of NewPointe
 John Galen LockeAmerican white supremacist
 James M. TownsendAmerican politician and abolitionist
 William H. SternChairman of the bank's community board for South Carolina
4Benito MussoliniFounder of fascism and leader of Italy
 Albert J. BeveridgeHistorian and former U.S. Senator
 Teddy Roosevelt26th U.S. President
 Harold C. FeightnerFormer newspaperman
 George R. DaleEditor and former Mayor of Muncie
 Clarence W. DearthCourt judge
 Helen LyndAmerican sociologist
 Robert W. LyndIrish writer
5Daisy Douglas BarrImperial Empress of the Indiana Women's Ku Klux Klan.
 Billy SundayAmerican evangelist.
 Clarence DarrowLawyer and former Illinois State representative.
 Daniel OkrentAmerican writer and editor.
 Madison GrantAmerican lawyer and sociologist.
 Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany.
 Kathleen M. BleeAmerican sociologist.
 Irving LeibowitzColumnist and managing editor.
 Kurt VonnegutAmerican author.
 Louis ShapiroFederal criminal law attorney.
 Rose ShapiroBritish writer.
 Joseph L. FinkProfessor Emeritus of Pharmacy Law and Policy.
 George Washington1st U.S. President.
 Leo FrankAmerican lynching victim.
 Mary Phagan13-year-old employee of the National Pencil Company.
 Morris FeuerlichtHungarian-born American rabbi.
 Niccolò MachiavelliDiplomat and author.
 Lawrence LyonsLicensed clinical psychologist.
 Ed JacksonFormer rugby union player.
 Earl KlinckCharged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit kidnapping.
 Violet StephensonDavid Curtis Stephenson's wife.
6King OliverAmerican musician and band leader.
 Louis ArmstrongAmerican trumpeter and vocalist.
 Babe RuthAmerican baseball pitcher.
 Baby DoddsAmerican jazz drummer.
 William J. BryanLawyer and former U.S. Secretary of State.
 Jelly RollAmerican rapper and singer.
 Hoagy CarmichaelAmerican musician.
 Willa CatherAmerican writer.
 Madam C.J. WalkerAmerican entrepreneur and philanthropist.
 Booker T. WashingtonAmerican educator and author.
 Lucian B. MeriwetherDentist and civic leader.
 Patrick H. O'DonnellIrish-American lawyer.
 Knute RockneAmerican football player and coach.
7E. Howard CadleEvangelist.
 Green GabbardOwns a little farmhouse outside the village of Laurel.
 Cecil C. TagueFirst judge of the 37th Judicial Circuit Court.
 Rebecca  Green Gabbard's wife.
 Thomas NastInfluential newspaper cartoonist.
 Helen JacksonAmerican poet and writer; activist.
 John NiblackReporter for the Indianapolis Times.
 Napoleon BonaparteGeneral and former Emperor of the French.
8Jeanette HamiltonMerchant's daughter. Aka: Nettie.
 Milt ElrodFormer editor of The Fiery Cross.
 John O'NeillAmerican special agent.
 Charles M. HoffSheriff.
9Harry H. LaughlinAmerican educator.
 Charles DavenportBiologist.
 Rudolph ValentinoItalian actor.
 George GershwinAmerican composer and pianist.
 David S. JordanFounding president of Stanford University.
 Warren D. Harding29th U.S. President.
 Lothrop StoddardAmerican historian and journalist.
 Calvin Coolidge30th U.S. President.
 John LockeEnglish philosopher and physician.
 Edward ClarkeBritish barrister and politician.
10 NathanHale American patriot, soldier, and spy for the Continental Army.
 Amy CrousoreProfessional pianist.
11 AlCapone American gangster.
 Florence HardingPresident Harding's wife.
 Victor DonaheyFormer U.S. senator.
 Dino Paul CrocettiItalian singer, comedian, actor, songwriter. Aka: Dean Martin.
 Dean MartinAmerican singer and actor.
 Oren Van LoonMinister.
 Jack C. WaltonFormer governor of Oklahoma.
 Walter M. PierceLawyer and former U.S. representative.
 Reuben SawyerPortland pastor.
 Henry FordAmerican industrialist and business magnate.
 William Gibbs McAdooWoodrow Wilson's son-in-law.
 Paddy McDermottCharged for shooting a Klansman.
12 WashingtonIrving American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat.
 George OberholtzerLocal postmaster in Clay City, Indiana.
 Matilda OberholtzerMadge Oberholtzer's mother.
 Ermina MooreMadge's friend.
 Bernice GlassStudent at Butler College.
 Noble SissleAmerican composer and lyricist.
 Eubie BlakeAmerican pianist and composer.
 Lena HorneAmerican singer and actress.
 Clela HullDark-haired aspiring doctor.
 Margaret ReynoldsStephenson's on-and-off girlfriend.
13 Matthew J.Walsh Priest.
 William Wrigley Jr.American industrialist.
 William CorbyAmerican priest.
 Harry StuhldreherAmerican football player and coach.
 David RalstonAmerican attorney and Republican politician.
 James W. JacksonArdent secessionist and proprietor of the Marshall House.
 Warren T. McCrayFormer governor of Indiana.
 William H. RemyMarion County prosecutor.
14 AnneFrank German diarist.
 Al SmithFormer governor of New York.
 Oscar UnderwoodLawyer and former minority leader of the U.S. Senate.
 Will RogersAmerican actor.
 John W. DavisLawyer and former Solicitor General of the U.S.
 George L. KnoxAmerican soldier and activist.
 Clarence MorleyFormer governor of Colorado.
 Benjamin F. StapletonFormer mayor of Denver.
 Charles PalmerTelevision director.
 Harry RowbottomAmerican businessman and Republican politician.
 Lucille FullerHired by Stephenson to work as an actress in one of his Klan films.
 Stanley HillMadge Oberholtzer's friend.
15 JeffersonDavis Former President of the Confederate States of America.
 Robert E. LeeCommander of the Army of Northern Virginia.
 Gutzon BorglumKlan insider and eventual sculptor.
 Edward B. BenderFarmer and Democratic legislator from Zionsville.
 Charles R. WalgreenAmerican businessman.
16 ShortyDe Friese One of Grand Dragon's most dutiful acolytes.
 Earl GentryCharged with first degree murder.
 J. Edgar HooverLaw enforcer and former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
 Olive ThomasAmerican film actress and art model.
 Eunice ShultzOne of the boarders.
17 AsaSmith Young attorney.
 John K. KingsburyWell-known doctor in the Irvington area.
 Florence CatherineNettie's daughter.
 Griffith DeanOld lawyer.
 Robert MarshStephenson's lawyer.
 Omer HawkinsSheriff of Marion County.
 Jesse L. McMurtryVeteran detective.
18 Marshall  Madge's older brother.
 Earl LittleBaptist minister and father of Malcolm X.
 Marcus GarveyJamaican activist.
 Malcolm XMuslim minister and human rights activist.
 James CollinsProfessional footballer.
 John L. DuvalOne of Stephenson's most prominent Klansmen.
 Herbert MalesFormer Evansville mayor.
 James ReedBritish businessman.
19 WilliamRemy Black doctor.
 William PickensPublic speaker, educator, journalist, and essayist.
 Elizabeth Tyler  Public relations officer and recruiter for the Ku Klux Klan.
 G. Ray HensonSalesman.
 Lou SmithFather of Daisy.
 Daisy DouglasSmith's daughter.
 D. C. StephensonGrand Dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan.
20 JamesWatt Governor.
 Ira HolmesOne of the Klan officials.
 Hugh ShieldStephenson's lawyer.
 Samuel RalstonFormer governor of Indiana and U.S. senator.
 Arthur RobinsonSenator.
 Hiram EvansImperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.
21 MaryPickford Canadian-born actress and producer.
 Douglas FairbanksAmerican actor, screenwriter, director, and producer.
 Herbert HooverAmerican politician, later President of the United States.
 Grace Goodhue CoolidgeAmerican First Lady, wife of Calvin Coolidge.
 Edward Jackson28th Governor of Indiana.
 Arthur GilliomIndiana Attorney General.
 Clarence JacksonGovernor Edward Jackson's brother.
 O. G. NoblittStephenson's associate.
 Claude WorleyStephenson's associate.
 T. J. JacksonStephenson's associate.
 Clara OberholtzerMadge's mother.
 Will RemyBlack doctor, reappears.
37 EdwardShumaker State prohibition chief, key ally of Stephenson.
 Hiram Wesley EvansImperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.
44 Jury  Group of men tasked with deciding Stephenson's fate.
46 Ellis O.Wilson Leader of a large Klan chapter.
 William Allen WhiteCrusading newspaperman.
 Martha L. DickensonWife of a well-known Klansman.
 Thomas AdamsRespected newspaperman.
 Clyde A. WalbRepublican Party State chairman.
 Omer WhitemanLawyer.
 Guy GrantBlack physician.
 Robbie Gill ComerCommander of the women's Klan.
 Meredith NicholsonHoosier writer.
 W.H.S. ThompsonJudge.
 Mike HolandPriest.
 Edwin HoltBishop.
 Abraham SmithPrisoner, lynching victim.
 Thomas ShippPrisoner, lynching victim.
 James CameronPrisoner, lynching victim, later civil rights activist.
 
 
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