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John, did I ever tell you about Englewood Christian Church’s very own story of platforming the KKK in the 1920s? Actually, there are several Englewood neighborhood stories that dovetail with Egan’s book, but one about the church that really stands out in that context.

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No, but I’m tempted to do an Egan tour next time I’m in town! I looked up the mansion in Inglewood on Google maps.

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I’d do that with you!!! The mansion was owned by a family in the church a few years ago, and I was in it a couple of times. You could see where they walled off the tunnel under the street to the KKK hotel / gymnasium.

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Okay, since I teased you with the church story here it is (may take a few minutes to type up)

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In the 20s Englewood Church had a pastor named Frank Davison that refused to let the KKK meet on church property. He lost his job for his prophetic stand. Here’s a good concise article about the incident from the 1923 Indianapolis Star:

https://www.mchsindy.org/single-post/englewood-pastor-resigns-rapping-klan-church-rule

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