Written by
Thomas Dixon Jr., American, 1864 - 1946
Illustrated by
Arthur I. Keller, American, 1867 - 1924
Published by
Grosset & Dunlap, American, 1898 - 1982
Owned by
Schumann, Leon W., American, born 1875
Subject of
Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
Date
1905
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W x D: 7 11/16 × 5 5/16 × 1 3/8 in. (19.5 × 13.5 × 3.5 cm)
Description
A hardcover book titled “The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan” written by Thomas F. Dixon. The 374-paged book has a red cover with white lettering. The front pastedown page has a bookplate adhered to it at top left. The bookplate reads “LIBRARY OF / LEON W. Schumann / No. Date.” An inscription written in black ink is located on the front free endpaper at center. The inscription reads “Bessie / from / Uncle Aaron / Christmas, 1915.” The work is the second volume in a Ku Klux Klan trilogy by Dixon that included The Leopard's Spots and The Traitor. The novel is set in Reconstruction-era United States and concerns the Klan's role in protecting white Southerners from carpetbaggers and an oppressive government that would turn former enslaved persons against white Southerners.
Statement
Objects depicting symbols of hate or related to organized hate groups may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate history and culture.
Place made
United States, North and Central America
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Type
hardcover books
Topic
Associations and institutions
Fraternal organizations
Literature
Mass media
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
Segregation
U.S. History, 1865-1921
White supremacy movements
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
Object number
2013.231.17
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53e5462b6-2052-4172-80e6-afd2c95a65fe

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