you might remember the clan was popular in ohio and indiana but was also strong in california and 1921, that year the clan arrived in downtown los angeles and the california eagle ran front page headlines showing shall we entertain the clan and what should we do about the arrival, talking about the dangers of the clan held in downtown los angeles in 1924. and while the strength of this plan, it did spread up and down, oakland and anaheim. the fledgling naacp founded the alarm and road to the national office, what do we know about this, what can we do about this? as soon as the clan arrived, african-americans across the state organized against it, the reputation of being a more congressional -- professional clan meaning members of the professional class. a lot of california clan members in the 1920s ran for office on city council, were middle-class outstanding homeowners was up secured by the violence, one of the points i make about the clan in california is we can't be full by this portrayal of the second clan or the third clan i will talk about in a minute. the concern with african-am