Kloran, or, Ritual of the Women of the Ku Klux Klan
- Distributed by
- Women of the Ku Klux Klan, American, founded 1923
- Published by
- Parke-Harper Publishing Company, American
- Subject of
- Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
- Date
- 1923
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 11/16 × 3 5/16 × 1/16 in. (14.5 × 8.4 × 0.2 cm)
- Description
- A pamphlet titled “Kloran, or, Ritual of the Women of the Ku Klux Klan” published by the Women of the Ku Klux Klan. The thirty-eight paged pamphlet has a yellow cover with black text. Stamped in red ink on the bottom right corner of the front cover is “8113.” An unused registration receipt is adhered to the front cover on the inside of the pamphlet. Handwritten on page one of the pamphlet in the top right corner is “15- / 051325.”
- 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
- Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, 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
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
- Object number
- 2013.231.20
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.