Handbill for a Ku Klux Klan demonstration in Auburn, New York: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A handbill advertising a Ku Klux Klan demonstration in Auburn, New York. The handbill is off white with red ink. The front of the handbill reads “Kome KLANSMAN Kome / KAYUGA KOUNTY KLAN / Field Day and Demonstration / Lakeside Park, Auburn / Saturday & Sunday Oct. 1st & 2nd / We invite all Native born Protestants of good character / Krusaders, Tri K girls, Women of the K. K. K., / Klansmen and Juniors / SATURDAY AFTERNOON & EVENING / SPORTS, BAND CONCERTS – LADIES FIFE AND DRUM / CORPS – STREET [ARADE AT 4:00 P. M. /Does America Need the Klan? / Explained by National and State Speakers / RELIGIOUS SERVICES SUNDAY / Free Camping Space Luncheon Served on the Grounds.” The back of the handbill is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1910-1927
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
• Type: handbills
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 11 15/16 × 8 15/16 in. (30.4 × 22.7 cm)
• Place used: Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Fraternal organizations
• Topic: Protestantism
• Topic: U.S. History, 1919-1933
• Topic: White supremacy movements
• Object number: 2013.231.5
• 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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