minorities. Several publications, however, gave positive coverage to Evans but not necessarily his work with the Klan. In 1927, The New York Times congratulated Evans on his "modest and engaging exposition of 'Americanism. Although the Klan disowned Evans for reaching out to the Catholic Church, popular opinion was more positive. In 1939, the Palm Beach Daily News described the meeting between Evans and Cardinal Dennis Joseph Dougherty as stirring both religious and secular circles; favorable coverage of the meeting was found in several other publications. Dougherty said that he had found Evans "intensely interested in religious subjects" outside Protestantism. References Bibliography Books Journals Government records News Web External links 1881 births 1966 deaths 20th-century American writers American dentists American Disciples of Christ American Freemasons American kidnappers American people of Welsh descent Leaders of the Ku Klux Klan People from Ashland, Alabama Vanderbilt University alumni People from Hubbard, Texas Texas Democrats American Ku Klux Klan members 20th-century American non-fiction writers American anti-communists 20th-century dentists History of racism in Texas