In 1924, the influence of the Ku Klux Klan was at a peak in Maine, with 50,000 m

In 1924, the influence of the Ku Klux Klan was at a peak in Maine, with 50,000 members, 6.2 percent of the state\u27s population. Maine had the largest, most active KKK outside the south. In 1923, the Klan had a huge headquarters on Forest Avenue in Portland and rallied to change city government structure from having an elected mayor to hiring a city manager, in order to diffuse the power of the Democrats and its immigrant political base. This year, a charter commission will be elected to review the city charter and decide whether Portlanders will be able to choose a mayor by popular vote. With details on the not-so-proud saga of the Klan in Portland and Maine