<I>Women of America! The past! The present! The future! Outline of Principles and Teachings</I>
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1923
name: label: Published by
content: Parke-Harper Publishing Company, American
label: Distributed by
content: Women of the Ku Klux Klan, American, founded 1923
label: Subject of
content: Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
notes: label: Description
content: A small booklet of printed black text on white paper. Large black text at the top of the cover reads “Women of America! / The past! The present! / The Future!” At the center of the cover is a black and white image of a blindfolded woman holding a torch above her head with her right hand. In her left hand, she is holding a shield. Printed in black text at the bottom of the page is “Outline of Principles and Teachings / Women of the Ku Klux Klan / Incorporated / Issued by the Imperial Headquarters Women of / the Ku Klux Klan, Little Rock, Ark.” The image and text is surrounded by a checkered border. The booklet has sixteen pages.
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 printed
content: Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, 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: Mass media
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1919-1933
label: Topic
content: White supremacy movements
label: Topic
content: Women
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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, Anonymous Gift
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.231.27
objectType: label: Type
content: pamphlets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 11/16 × 3 × 1/16 in. (14.4 × 7.6 × 0.1 cm)