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A branch of a revised version of the organization that began in 1915 and grew stronger in the 1920s. The Ku Klux Klan inflamed prevailing prejudices against Catholics, Jews, Blacks and immigrants, and promised a return to "Old Time Religion" and Americanism. As Colorado was a primarily Protestant state, the Klan's influence was particularly strong here during the 1920's. The Klan had several members in positions of power, including the governor,...
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The Daily Sentinel was founded in 1893 by Isaac N. Bunting. He published the paper until 1911, when he sold it to Walter Walker. Under Walker's leadership, the paper became a staunch supporter of Democratic Party causes. The Sentinel's main rival in its early years was the Grand Junction News, a mouthpiece for the Republican Party. The News's publisher, Charles Adams, was friends with Walker, and the News was eventually purchased by the Sentinel sometime...
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The original First Christian Church was located on White Avenue (at the intersection of 8th Street), along with most of the town's early churches, and was possibly established as early as 1883. During the mid-1920's, the church was embroiled in some controversy when its head, the Reverend George Rossman, became the head of the local Ku Klux Klan. Rossman was a publicly outspoken opponent of immigrants, Catholics, and the threat he perceived in them...
