Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Newspaper Advertisement
Title
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Newspaper Advertisement
Date
1915-12-09
Type
Text
Publisher
Newspapers.com by Ancestry
Source
https://ajc.newspapers.com/image/34116877/
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 Constitution
Citation
The Atlanta Journal Constitution, "Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Newspaper Advertisement," Rethinking Violence, December 9, 1915, accessed July 8, 2024, https://rethinkingviolence.com/items/show/1057.