<I>Constitution and Laws of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Incorporated</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1926
name: label: Published by
content: Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
notes: label: Description
content: A sixty-one page booklet with a tan, paper cover with black ink. At the top center of the recto, text reads: [Constitution / and Laws / OF THE / KNIGHTS OF THE / KU KLUX KLAN/ INCORPORATED]. At the bottom center of the recto, text reads: [IMPERIAL PALACE-INVISIBLE EMPIRE / KNIGHTS of the KU KLUX KLAN / ATLANTA, GEORGIA]. In the center recto, is an image of two hooded klansmen on rearing horses. Between the two horsemen is the phrase [“Non Silba Sed Anthar”]. At the beginning of the book is a [L’ENVOI], a verse It is followed by a [DECLARATION], [THE IMPERIAL PROCLAMATION], and the [KU KLUX KREED]. The constitution establishes their order, their governing body, their legislative body, the organization of the order at the various levels of governance from the Imperial Palace to each individual klan. It also describes the functions and duties of each officer within the order, establishes rules for membership, clothing regulations, the order’s calendar and anniversary, offenses and penalties.
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.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Fraternal organizations
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1919-1933
label: Topic
content: White supremacy movements
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, A Gift of the Bunch Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.258.6.2
objectType: label: Type
content: pamphlets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper with metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Closed): 8 3/8 × 3 13/16 × 1/8 in. (21.3 × 9.7 × 0.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Open): 8 3/8 × 7 11/16 × 1 1/4 in. (21.3 × 19.5 × 3.2 cm)