Ku Klux Klan hood worn by Phineas Miller Wilds
date: label: Date
content: 1915-1930
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Phineas Miller Wilds, American, 1850 - 1930
label: Used by
content: Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
label: Owned by
content: Richard M. Rousseau, American
notes: label: Description
content: A red Ku Klux Klan (KKK) hood, associated with robe 2011.144.1.1ab. The machine-sewn red synthetic satin hood is conical-shaped and has a back flap with squared corners.The black flap has been lined with red synthetic satin while the hat portion is unlined. The hood has one (1) blue rayon tassel attached to the point of the hood. On the proper left and right sides of the hat portion are identical white embroidered designs of two concentric circles with [REALM / OF/ FLA.] embroidered between and in the center of the circles.
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: Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fraternal organizations
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1865-1921
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1919-1933
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1933-1945
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: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Wilds Family Descendants of Nassau County, Florida
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.144.1.2
objectType: label: Type
content: hoods (headgear)
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: synthetic fiber with rayon
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Flat): 28 1/2 × 11 3/4 in. (72.4 × 29.8 cm)