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The subject of the Ku Klux Klan in Juneau is one that has long remained largely unexamined and after the information journey we've been on, it's time to start bringing some of this to light. As Mac Metcalfe wrote in 2009, “As far as I know the Klan’s presence in Juneau has always remained in the back alleys of Juneau’s collective memory.” The charter itself, however, is very real, and the documentary record survives.
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Thinking of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today, I was reminded, unfortunately, of the 1980s Anchorage controversy surrounding the naming of the new Performing Arts Center after him and the following history of naming something in Anchorage in his honour after all.Published:
As shown in this clipping from the Klan’s own publications, and as we tried to emphasize in our work, while Juneau-Douglas seemingly stands out as one of the more active hubs, the Klan had loyal members STATEWIDE. From Ketchikan to Nome, there were at least 11 documented Klaverns by 1931 and a minimum of 5 cross burnings, 2 of which occurred right here in our own community along the Gastineau Channel.
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In the early 1900s, the Colored People of Juneau were not simply a population but a visible, organized, and well-known community actively engaged in civic life, social gatherings, and the broader culture of the Gastineau Channel.
