Printed by
Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
Subject of
Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
Date
1930
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)
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.
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 printed
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Type
pamphlets
Topic
Associations and institutions
Fraternal organizations
U.S. 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
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fa4b00db-aa29-44a6-98b8-88d5bda83756

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