- 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.




