Date Original
1923
Description
This collection contains one broadside, titled "Tom J. Terral and the Klan," a discussion of the issue of the Ku Klux Klan and various candidates (particularly Tom Terral), by John E. Martineau.
Biographical/Historical Note
Thomas Jefferson Terral was the twenty-seventh governor of Arkansas. He was born in Union Parish, Louisiana, on December 21, 1882. He ran for governor in 1920, but lost to Thomas Chipman McRae. When he ran again in 1924, he joined the Ku Klux Klan to benefit from their political power and was elected. During the election of 1926, he was challenged by John E. Martineau, who accused him of corruption, and was defeated. After his political career, he practiced law, participated in the Masons, and died in Little Rock on March 9, 1946. John Ellis Martineau was governor of Arkansas from 1927-1928. He was born on December 2, 1873 in Clay County, Missouri and died of influenza on March 6, 1937. He graduated from the University of Arkansas, served as a school principal, and practiced law before winning election as Pulaski County's state representative in 1902 and 1904. In 1919, he signed a petition seeking to block the execution of twelve African Americans for their alleged participation in the Elaine Massacre, and although the Arkansas Supreme Court vacated the order, the United States Supreme Court upheld the decision. When the Mississippi Valley flooded in April 1927, he was elected president of the Tri-State Flood Commission and would also manage to end rioting following the lynching of John Carter on May 4, 1927, which gave him a good reputation.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.BS.068
Resource Type
Text
Collection
"Tom J. Terral and the Klan" broadside, SMC.BS.068
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
"Tom J. Terral and the Klan" broadside, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
