The Veiled Prophet Fair

Longtime DNR contributor has a new book out today: The Veiled Prophet: Secret Societies, White Supremacy, and the Struggle for St. Louis.This week in NYC, visit the live event: Devin O’Shea and TrueAnon hosts Brace Belden & Liz Franczak at The Bell House on June 25th.Founded in 2021, Do Not Research is a reader-supported publication:CHAPTER 16: The VP Fair“This Veiled Prophet Fair’s the biggest farce,” said Big Daddy, correspondent for the local access program World Wide Magazine. Visiting the fair in July 1987, Big Daddy noted that the most popular downtown exhibit was the bathrooms. “A bunch of rich old men get their jollies off, taking money from the city,” he said. “You think this don’t cost you? You’re kidding me. Look at all the police down here walking around doing nothing. I’m telling you, this is costing you big money, and you think it’s big fun. You people that come to the VP Fair; you must be stupid.”The Veiled Prophet Parade celebration morphed and rebranded in the 1980s.…