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Let the American people ponder. Ku-Klux diabolism. Eleven pregnant facts brought to light by the Congressional investigating committee. Its Democratic paternity, its hellish features and party purpose. [n.p. 1867?].

Leaders of the Democratic Party, Confederate States of America.

A searing, election-year indictment of four prominent figures in the Democratic party, three of them former Confederate officers. Former New York governor and Democratic presidential nominee Horatio Seymour is More

Two members of the Ku-Klux Klan in their disguises The riots at the election in Blackburn, England.

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 12, 1868 Dec. 19, p. 813.

Ku Klux Klan, Watertown Division 289 / Hart, photographer, Watertown, N.Y.

Photograph shows ten men posed seated and standing, wearing hats with "KKK" in large letters, and with a skull and bones arranged on the floor in front of them. Purchase; Marian Carson; 2001; (DLC/PP-2001:068) More

Washington, D.C. - President Grant signing the Ku-Klux Force Bill in the President's room with Secretary Robeson and Gen. Porter, at the Capitol, April 20

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, (1871 May 13), p. 145. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI(2); Pres.; Ku Klux Klan; Congress, U.S. Bills. G-, U- S. More

Visit of the Ku-Klux / drawn by Frank Bellew.

African American woman cooking, man seated alongside, and three children, with man from Ku Klux Klan aiming rifle in doorway.

Mississippi Ku-Klux in the disguises in which they were captured

Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 16 (1872 Jan. 27). Reference copy may be in LOT 4422E. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: KKK; Shelf.

It is only a truce to regain power ("playing possum") / Th. Nast.

Horace Greeley with "C.S." (Carl Schurz?) coaxing an Afro-American to shake hands with two men, one wearing hat labeled "Ku Klux Klan" and one wearing hat labeled "Tammany," who are hiding weapons behind their More

The Ku-Klux organization ... Ku-Kluxism and democracy. The Ku-Klux reign of terror. [n. p. 1872].

Reprint of three newspaper editorials. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 237, Folder 7.

The Ku-Klux reign of terror. Synopsis of a portion of the testimony taken by the Congressional investigating committee. No. 5. [n. p. 1872].

The Union as it was The lost cause, worse than slavery / / Th. Nast.

Man "White League" shaking hands with Ku Klux Klan member over shield illustrated with African American couple with dead(?) baby. In background, man hanging from tree. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 18, no. 930 More

Crowding the cabinet-making business / J. Keppler. Joseph Pulitzer

Illustration shows newspaper editors James Gordon "Bennett" holding up a bust of Roscoe Conkling labeled "Sect. Interior" and a tray labeled "Bennett's Beauties" at his feet; Whitelaw "Reid" holding a tray labe More

[KKK group with children] (copy)

A group of people dressed up in costumes. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[House committee investigating the Ku Klux Klan]

National Photo Company Collection. Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

H.B. Terrell, Counsel for Ku Klux Klan

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H.B. Terrell, Atty. for Ku Klux [Klan], 10/[...]

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[Section four. Liberty bonds getting kicked around and howling "I wanta go back to par"]

A figure labeled "Liberty Bonds" precedes a procession of fat men waving American flags who kick it. They, in turn, are followed by a group of Ku Klux Klan members carrying tar, feathers, and a tree with a lyn More

[Col. William Joseph Simmons, full-length portrait, seated at table during House committee investigation of the Ku Klux Klan; men standing and seated in background]

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Parade of the Klu [sic] Klux Klan through counties in Virginia bordering on the District of Columbia last night

Three Ku Klux Klan members standing beside automobile driven by Klan members. No. 7293. National Photo Company Collection.

Members of the Ku-Klux-Klan about to take off with the literature which was scattered over the suburbs of the city today

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. In album: Washington, D.C., 1922, v. 3, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Or More

Ku Klux Klan initiation - no. 2

J263401 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from caption card and item. Photo copyright by The Hammond Studios, Meridian and Jackson, Miss. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. "Dupl. print in LOT 5288."

"The Awakening" - A James H. Hull production for Beaumont Klan No. 7 - KKK, Beaumont, Texas, May 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 1924 / photo by Reeves.

Scene from a theatrical production showing a woman in blackface and two couples on stage. J270024 U.S. Copyright Office.

"The Awakening" - A James H. Hull production for Beaumont Klan No. 7 - KKK, Beaumont, Texas, May 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 1924 / photo by Reeves.

Scene from a theatrical production showing three couples on stage, some actors in blackface. J270025 U.S. Copyright Office.

"The Awakening" - A James H. Hull production for Beaumont Klan No. 7 - KKK, Beaumont, Texas, May 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 1924 / photo by Reeves.

Scene from a theatrical production showing cast on stage. J270029 U.S. Copyright Office.

"The Awakening" - A James H. Hull production for Beaumont Klan No. 7 - KKK, Beaumont, Texas, May 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 1924 / photo by Reeves.

Scene from a theatrical production showing actors in blackface on stage. J270030 U.S. Copyright Office.

Christening of smallest Klansman, William[?] Stanley, 8 weeks old

Photograph shows man holding baby in Ku Klux Klan outfit as another places hand on baby's head; three Klansmen stand in the background on the platform. Copyright 1924 by Triangle Studio of Photography. Addition More

"The Awakening" - A James H. Hull production for Beaumont Klan No. 7 - KKK, Beaumont, Texas, May 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 1924 / photo by Reeves.

Scene from a theatrical production showing actors and actresses on stage, some in blackface. J270026 U.S. Copyright Office.

"The Awakening" - A James H. Hull production for Beaumont Klan No. 7 - KKK, Beaumont, Texas, May 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 1924 / photo by Reeves.

Scene from a theatrical production showing a boy and a girl on stage before a backdrop showing "the first flag raising over an American public school, Colerain, Mass. 1812." J270027 U.S. Copyright Office.

"The Awakening" - A James H. Hull production for Beaumont Klan No. 7 - KKK, Beaumont, Texas, May 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 1924 / photo by Reeves.

Scene from a theatrical production showing a couple standing in front of advertisements.

[Group of hooded Ku Klux Klan members posed in shape of a cross in front of tent]

J266660 U.S. Copyright Office Photoprint copyrighted by Elton E. Clement. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 1924; Photog. I.; Shelf.

"The Awakening" - A James H. Hull production for Beaumont Klan No. 7 - KKK, Beaumont, Texas, May 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 1924 / photo by Reeves.

Scene from a theatrical production. J270031 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - performance, burlesque, dance, cabaret, operetta, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"The Awakening" - A James H. Hull production for Beaumont Klan No. 7 - KKK, Beaumont, Texas, May 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 1924 / photo by Reeves.

Scene from a theatrical production showing people around woman lying on floor. J270032 U.S. Copyright Office.

Marines guarding Treasury during KKK Parade, 8/7/25

Two men in uniforms stand in front of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Ku Klux Klan at U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.]

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[Ku Klux Klan cross] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

KKK Parade, 8/8/25 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Pittsburg 32, KKK, [8/25] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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KKK at Sylvan Theatre, 8/8/25 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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KKK parade, 8/8/25 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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KKK Parade, 8/8/25 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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KKK Parade, 8/8/25 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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[Cross burning, Ku Klux Klan] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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KKK Services - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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KKK Parade, 8/8/25 - A crowd of people watching a parade on a city street

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KKK Parade, 8/8/25 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Marine guarding Treasury during KKK Parade, [8/7/25]

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KKK Parade, 8/8/25 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Burning of 80 ft. cross, KKK, 8/9/25

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KKK parade, 8/8/25 - A crowd of people standing on a city street

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Ku Klux Klan parade, 9/13/26 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Ku Klux Klan parade, Washingotn, D.C., on Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. [bird's-eye view]

Bird's-eye view. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Demonstrations. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Formerly in SPF - Ku Klux K More

[Hiram Wesley Evans, Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan]

A man dressed in a costume with a star on it. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ku Klux Klan parade, 9/13/26 - An old black and white photo of a parade

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Ku Klux Klan parade, 9/13/26 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Ku Klux Klan parade, Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 1926

Photo shows a bird's-eye view of a Ku Klux Klan march on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., with Franklin National Bank in the foreground and the U.S. Capitol in the background. Title from caption card and More

Ku Klux Klan parade, 9/13/26 - Public domain portrait photograph

A group of people walking down a street with flags. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Ku Klux Klan, Washington, D.C]

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Ku Klux Klan parade, 9/13/26 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photo shows Hiram Wesley Evans, Grand Wizard of the KKK. Public domain photograph of military parade, army ceremony, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ku Klux Klan parade, 9/13/26 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Dr. H.W. Evans, Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, leading his Knights of the Klan in the parade held in Washington, D.C.

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Parades and Processions. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Formerly in SPF - Ku Klux Klan. Cap More

[Ku Klux Klan marching down Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C]

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Ku Klux Klan parade, 9/13/26 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Ku Klux Klan parade, 9/13/26 - Public domain monumental decor photograph

A group of people walking down a street holding flags. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ku Klux Klan parade, 9/13/26 - Public domain portrait photograph

A group of people walking down a street holding american flags. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ku Klux Klan parade, 9/13/26 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Fitness of Senator Black is topic? Washington, D.C., Aug. 17. No doubt but the gist of this conversation was the fitness of Senator Hugo L. Black to be a Supreme Court Justice. Senator Arthur Capper (left) Republican of Kansas, and Senator Royal Copeland, Democrat of New York who is bitterly opposing the nomination of the Alabama Senator, pictured in a huddle as they ride the Senate subway today enroute to the Senate chamber for the debate of the fitness of Black. Copeland raised the Ku Klux Klan issue on the floor when he declared that he felt "outraged by this proposal to put a Klan sympathizer on the Supreme Court" 8/17/37

A black and white photo of two men sitting at a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Klan show competes with Wallace talk

Group of Ku Klux Klan members with cross burning before them.

[Ku Klux Klan members supporting Barry Goldwater's campaign for the presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention, San Francisco, California, as an African American man pushes signs back] / [WKL].

U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 12250M, frame 13A.

Bill Wilkinson, Imperial Wizard, Ku Klux Klan

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A Ku Klux Klan mannequin in the Black Archives in Tallahassee, Florida

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. More

KKK metals found in a box of historic items that are linked to Booker T. Washington and Frances Benjamin Johnston

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot More

Ku Klux Klan assembled to receive candidates for membership

Photograph shows shrouded members of the Klan in the background with the candidates kneeling before them, an American flag, and a cross with three bright lights; one Klansman holds an American flag. No. 22800 More

[Ku Klux Stories], Library of Congress narratives collection

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[Ku Klux Stories], Library of Congress narratives collection

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[Ku Klux Stories], Library of Congress narratives collection

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Greeley on the Ku-Klux. Comments of the New York evening Post on the speech of Mr. Greeley at Corry, Pennsylvania, September 25, 1872. [New York, 1872].

Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 128, Folder 23b.

Greeley on the Ku-Klux. Comments of the New York evening Post on the speech of Mr. Greeley at Corry, Pennsylvania, September 25, 1872. [New York, 1872].

Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 128, Folder 23b.

Greeley on the Ku-Klux. Comments of the New York evening Post on the speech of Mr. Greeley at Corry, Pennsylvania, September 25, 1872. [New York, 1872].

Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 128, Folder 23b.

Greeley on the Ku-Klux. Comments of the New York evening Post on the speech of Mr. Greeley at Corry, Pennsylvania, September 25, 1872. [New York, 1872].

Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 128, Folder 23b.

Like the moth, it works in the dark

Drawing shows a tattered American flag on which is the white, shaped like a moth, hood labeled "K.K.K." of a Ku Klux Klansman. (DLC/PP-1935:0059). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Co More

Like the moth, it works in the dark

Drawing shows a tattered American flag on which is the white, shaped like a moth, hood labeled "K.K.K." of a Ku Klux Klansman. (DLC/PP-1935:0059). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Co More

Like the moth, it works in the dark

Drawing shows a tattered American flag on which is the white, shaped like a moth, hood labeled "K.K.K." of a Ku Klux Klansman. (DLC/PP-1935:0059). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Co More

"The Awakening" - A James H. Hull production for Beaumont Klan No. 7 - KKK, Beaumont, Texas, May 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 1924 / photo by Reeves.

Scene from a theatrical production showing actors as wounded soldiers and actresses as Red Cross nurses. J270028 U.S. Copyright Office.

"The Awakening" - A James H. Hull production for Beaumont Klan No. 7 - KKK, Beaumont, Texas, May 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 1924 / photo by Reeves.

Scene from a theatrical production showing actors as wounded soldiers and actresses as Red Cross nurses. J270028 U.S. Copyright Office.