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Principles and Purposes of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan

ca. 1925

Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A pamphlet titled "Principles and Purposes of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan." The pamphlet is printed on white paper in black text. The front cover features the title of the pamphlet inside a rectangular border. Printed in bold text below the title is “Are Outlined by / An Exalted Cyclops / of the Order.” The pamphlet describes in detail the beliefs of the Ku Klux Klan.

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Catalog reference: 2013.231.14.2

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