An article by our talented alum Peter Kuebeck on Brook’s fascinating work unveiling the history of KKK in Wood County since the 1920s: http://www.sent-trib.com/front-page/county-s-kkk-history-unmasked
11 Tuesday Mar 2014
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An article by our talented alum Peter Kuebeck on Brook’s fascinating work unveiling the history of KKK in Wood County since the 1920s: http://www.sent-trib.com/front-page/county-s-kkk-history-unmasked
21 Friday Feb 2014
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Dr. Michael Brook’s presented his research on the Ku Klux Klan in Wood County, OH in the brown bag research series of the History Department on February 26th, titled “Klan in the Cornfields: History of the Ku Klux Klan in Wood County, OH”
The Klan emerged in Wood County in late 1922, and at its peak the white supremacist group boasted nearly 1400 members in the county. Klan members occupied many municipal and county elected positions, and nearly 40 percent of the Protestant ministers of Wood County joined the Klan in the 1920s. Cross burnings, public marches, and even vigilante activity were among the forms of political expression used by Klan members during the 1920s in Wood County.
Unlike Klan chapters in other parts of the country, many of which faded after a brief flurry of activity in the mid-1920s, the Wood County Ku Klux Klan remained active until at least 1941.
12 Wednesday Feb 2014
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Dr. Ronald Seavoy recently published his tenth book, entitled: Mining Agriculture Religion: The Three Frontiers of Indonesian Borneo in 1970. It is a study of economic development when Indonesia reentered the global economy after a period of post-independence stagnation. It is based on his residence in Indonesia for 18 months in 1970-1971 when he worked as a senior exploration geologist for ALCOA in grassroots exploration for bauxite (ore of aluminum) and nickel laterite (ore of nickel). This was the field experience for writing four books: Famine in Peasant Societies, Famine in East Africa: Food Production and Food Policies, Subsistence and Economic Development, Origins and Growth of the Global Economy from the Fifteenth Century Onward, and this book.
For more on Dr. Seavoy’s interests and research, please visit his department page.