Papers, 1900-2003 1950-1985.

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Papers, 1900-2003 1950-1985.

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The papers of Robert E. Scoggin pertain mostly to his role as grand dragon of the South Carolina Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, from the 1960s to the 1980s, and include such things as correspondence, publications, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, ideological pamphlets, membership recruitment material, broadsides, and a wide range of ephemeral Klan material. Collection also contains photographs, and audio-visual materials.

4 cubic feet

University of North Carolina, Charlotte, J. Murrey Atkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8118581

University of North Carolina, Charlotte, J. Murrey Atkins Library

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Scoggin family.

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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...

Scoggin, Robert E. (Robert Echols), 1922-2003.

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Robert Echols Scoggin was born in North Carolina in 1922. His family moved to Spartanburg, S.C. early in his life, where he lived for the rest of his life, except for the years of his service in the Navy during WWII. In the 1950s, Scoggin, disappointed with the changes taking place in American society, joined the KKK, using it as a venue for publicizing his opinions and agenda. Because of his charismatic personality and ability as an organizer, he ascended the ranks quickly, becoming grand drago...

United Klans of America

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Invisible Empire Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.

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