Photographic postcard of the Ku Klux Klan marching down Pennsylvania Avenue
date: label: Date
content: September 13, 1926
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
label: Subject of
content: Women of the Ku Klux Klan, American, founded 1923
label: Published by
content: NOKO
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photographic postcard of a large parade of Ku Klux Klan members, including women and children, marching down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC. The image is captured looking southeast down the avenue towards the United States Capitol Building in the distance. The Klan marchers are seen arranged across the avenue in rows and bands stretching down the avenue into the distance. All wear white robes and conical hats. Leading the procession at center is a band of men, one waving a large American flag and another holding a banner for the "Ballston KKK Band No. 6, Realm of Virginia." There are marching band musicians on either side and directly behind "Band No. 6." Behind the musicians at left are a band of women marchers and directly behind the musicans on the right are a band of child marchers, all wearing Klan garb. Spectators gathered to view the parade are gathered along the avenue on both sides, as well as in the immediate foreground of the image. The verso is printed with [POST CARD] and a NOKO stamp box. A handwritten inscription on the left side reads [Taken at / Washington D.C. / 1926.]. A later inscription in a different hand across the top reads [women and children parading].
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 depicted
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
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: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.36.4.2
objectType: label: Type
content: photographic postcards
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: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with ink and card stock
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (8.6 x 13.7 cm)