- Published by
- Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
- Subject of
- Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11 3/4 × 9 5/16 × 1/16 in. (29.8 × 23.7 × 0.2 cm)
- Description
- A pamphlet titled “Knights & women of the Ku Klux Klan: Klorero, Elmira, N. Y., July 1-2-3-4-5, 1925” published by the Ku Klux Klan. The front cover features a colored image of a robed Klansmen riding a robed horse. He is holding a flaming cross above his head with his left hand. The thirty-eight paged pamphlet features articles about the history of the Ku Klux Klan and biographies about members. The back cover has an automobile advertisement.
- 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
- Elmira, Chemung County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Associations and institutions
- Fraternal organizations
- Men
- 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
- 2013.231.21
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




