Creed card of the Ku Klux Klan: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A wove paper card created by the Ku Klux Klan. Typed in black ink on an off white background, portrait orientation, the card begins,: [Dear Friend:-- ]. Below the introduction is a thick black dividing line, in large bold, it continues, [The Creed of the Ku Klux Klan] which begins with [The Tenets of the Christian Religion. / White Supremacy.] and then continues with twelve additional tenets. The back of the card is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1928-1933
• Created by: Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
• Type: cards
• Medium: ink on wove paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Recruiting card): 5 9/16 × 3 1/4 in. (14.2 × 8.2 cm)
• Place used: Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Christianity
• Topic: U.S. History, 1919-1933
• Topic: White supremacy movements
• Object number: 2019.34.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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