Decorative plate with "KKK God Give Us Men" on the rim: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A round, white, glazed earthenware plate with an angled rim. The outer edge of the rim has a painted blue line. A thin red line encircles the inner edge of the rim. Printed in black text around the rim of the plate is "KKK”at top and “God Give Us Men" at the bottom. In black lettering on the bottom of the plate at center right is “Crescent China Co.”

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1920-1926
• Manufactured by: Crescent China Company, American, 1920 - 1926
• Subject of: Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
• Type: plates (dishes)
• Medium: ceramic and glaze
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 6 × 6 1/8 × 1/2 in. (15.3 × 15.6 × 1.3 cm)
• Place used: United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Fraternal organizations
• Topic: Men
• Topic: U.S. History, 1919-1933
• Topic: White supremacy movements
• Object number: 2013.231.10
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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