1953:
Defenders of the Christian Faith, 2502 E. Douglas. Founded
by the Rev. Dr. Gerald Winrod (aka "The Jayhawk Nazi",
pictured above left with arms crossed next to street sign),
the Defenders of the Christian Faith was an organization
which supported racial segregation and alcohol prohibition,
and opposed the teaching of evolution in public schools.
Winrod was the son of a Wichita bar owner whose establishment
was vandalized by temperance leader Carrie Nation; his own
son, Gordon, is a well-known member of the Christian Identity
movement and -- like his father -- a vociferous anti-Semite.
Today the unassuming building serves as the Wichita Indochinese
Center.
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