Ku Klux Klan collection 1920-1936

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Ku Klux Klan collection 1920-1936

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This collection consists chiefly of Ku Klux Klan membership guides, but also includes communications relating to Klan members of Pierce County, Washington during the 1920s. Included are pamphlets published by and for Women of the Ku Klux Klan, two photographs of a Klan parade float, and a Klan hood from Tacoma, Washington.

.25 linear ft. (10 folders)

eng,

University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Wilcox Collection, Kansas Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 6354513

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Ku Klux Klan (1915- ), Tacoma (Wash.)

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The organization known as the Ku Klux Klan emerged in U.S. history as a secret society of the South whose mission was to reassert white supremacy in the aftermath of the Civil War. The organization became known for terrorism and for the ritualistic use of white masks and robes by its members. The Klan flourished again in the period of patriotism which followed World War I, reaching a peak in the 1920s. During this period, the Klan added to its pursuit of white supremacy an intense n...

Ku Klux Klan (1915- ). Puyallup (Wash.).

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Women of the Ku Klux Klan

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The Women of the Ku Klux Klan (WKKK) became a branch of the KKK in the 1920s. This was a compromise to include women into their secret societies and retain the all male status of the KKK. There were a few predecessors to the WKKK such as LOTIEs (Ladies of the Invisible Empire) and the Kamelia's. However, the WKKK had the largest following of the women Klan groups. From the description of Document, ca. 1927. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 61851911 ...

Ku Klux Klan 1915-....

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The Ku Klux Klan was formally incorporated under the laws of the state of Georgia on Dec. 4, 1915. The incorporated organization is a continuance of the earlier post Civil War Reconstruction Era unincorporated Ku Klux Klan and of the Knights of the White Camellia. Women of the Ku Klux Klan was incorporated at a late date as a separate entity. The stated purpose of the KKK was to promote an all White, Protestant United States, excluding all other races and religions. From the descript...