Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Newspaper Advertisement

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Title

Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Newspaper Advertisement

Date

1915-12-09

Type

Text

Publisher

Genealogy Bank

Source

https://www.genealogybank.com/nbshare/AC01180908175605193241668268040

Description

This advertisement for the new Ku Klux Klan was purchased by Simmons and run alongside an ad for the Atlanta premier of D. W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation. The new fraternal Klan initiated its charter class just in time to march down the street, in full theatrical regalia, outside the premier of the film which inspired its rebirth.

Creator

The Atlanta Journal

Citation

The Atlanta Journal, "Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Newspaper Advertisement," Rethinking Violence, December 9, 1915, accessed July 8, 2024, https://rethinkingviolence.com/items/show/1056.