Professor James Madison showed pictures and artifacts in the collection of the Indiana Historical Society in Indianapolis, Indiana, as he talked about the history of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana in the 1920. He explained the Klan’s patriotic and religious mission, including its anti-Catholic agenda. Topics included what type of people joined the Klan, typical activities, the myth of lynchings in Indiana, and the downfall of the Klan in Indiana due to leadership scandals in the late 1920s.