Ku Klux Klan parade banner from Derry, New Hampshire
date: label: Date
content: 1915-1944
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
notes: label: Description
content: An ivory and blue silk satin Ku Klux Klan parade banner. The banner has an ivory silk background with a red silk cross appliqued in the center and [DERRY KLAN / NO. / 147] embroidered across the bottom in red silk thread. At the top of the banner is a blue silk flap with the letters [KKKK] appliqued in white silk across the top edge. The bottom edge of the flap and the bottom edge of the banner have coiled metal fringe held in place with a woven, flat metal tape across the front side of the banner. The left and right sides of the banner have been edged in galloons with an oscillating decorative motif on the front and back sides. The back of the banner is made from dark blue silk satin. An American flag with 48 stars is embroidered on the blue silk. A metal tassel hangs from a chain on the embroidered pole of the flag, with the tassel and chain tacked in place.
label: Statement
content: Objects depicting symbols of hate or related to organized hate groups may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate history and culture.
place: label: Place used
content: Derry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Fraternal organizations
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: United States History
label: Topic
content: White supremacy movements
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Textiles and Quilts
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Danny Drain, Walterboro, SC
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.134.4
objectType: label: Type
content: banners
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silk satin and metal passementerie
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 57 1/2 × 38 1/2 in. (146.1 × 97.8 cm)