Constitution and laws of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan

Printed by

Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944

Subject of

Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 8 7/16 × 3 11/16 × 1/8 in. (21.4 × 9.3 × 0.3 cm)

Type

pamphlets

Place printed

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Date

1930

Description

A pamphlet titled “Constitution and laws of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan” published by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Inc. It has a green cover with black text and a rectangular border. The title is at the top of the cover. An image of a Klansmen riding a horse and holding a torch is at the center of the cover, printed in red ink. Underneath the image, printed with in black ink is “(AS AMENDED BY THE / IMPERIAL KLONVOKATION AT / CHICAGO, ILL., AUGUST, 1930).” Printed on the bottom of the cover is “IMPERIAL PALACE-INVISIBLE EMPIRE / KNIGHTS of the KU KLUX KLAN / ATLANTA, GEORGIA. The internal pages of the pamphlet are printed on white paper with black ink. It has sixty-one pages.

Topic

African American

Fraternal organizations

United States--History--1919-1933

White supremacy movements

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift

Object number

2013.231.18

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture