<I>Ku Klux Kismet</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1924
name: label: Composed by
content: Mary Gue, American
label: Published by
content: Walter Ardrell Riggs, American, 1881 - 1975
label: Subject of
content: Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
notes: label: Description
content: Sheet music for the song " Ku Klux Kismet" by Mary Gue. The sheet music has four pages and is printed on white paper with black and red ink. The front cover features an image of a Ku Klux Klan member riding a horse and holding an American flag in his right, outstretched hand. His other hand is holding the reigns of the horse. Both the rider and the horse are wearing robes and hoods with KKK symbols on it. Another KKK member is on the right side of the cover holding a flaming cross. Printed at the top of the cover is “Ku Klux Kismet / MARCH.” At the top right corner of the cover is “MUSIC BY / MARY GUE / ARRANGED BY / WALTER ARDRELL RIGGS.” Printed at the bottom left corner is “PRICE 60 CENTS” and “PUBLISHED BY / WALTER ARDRELL RIGGS / ARANSAS PASS, TEXAS.” The printed words and image are printed with red ink. The back cover of the sheet music is blank.
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: 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: Music
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1919-1933
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: Written Music
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.231.4
objectType: label: Type
content: sheet music
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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 12 3/16 × 9 1/4 in. (31 × 23.5 cm)