On View
Segregation Gallery
Exhibition
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
Written by
Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
Published by
Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
Subject of
Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
Date
1924
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
L x W: 4 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (12.1 × 9.6 cm)
Description
A twenty-one page, grey booklet entitled, Installation Ceremonies, published by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Inc. This pamphlet outlines the ceremonial procedures for installing newly elected officers into their Klan roles. Printed on the center of the front cover is a thistle with leaves on either side of the flower.
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.
Classification
Documents and Published Materials
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, A Gift of the Bunch Family
Object number
2014.258.3
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a93cbf41-009d-4ea0-8fd3-2e874c25c047

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