Creed card of the Ku Kux Klan
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1928-1933
name: label: Created by
content: Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
notes: label: Description
content: A wove paper card created by the Ku Klux Klan. Typed in black ink on an off white background, portrait orientation, the card begins,: [Dear Friend:-- ]. Below the introduction is a thick black dividing line, in large bold, it continues, [The Creed of the Ku Klux Klan] which begins with [The Tenets of the Christian Religion. / White Supremacy.] and then continues with twelve additional tenets. The back of the card 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: Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
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: 2019.34.2
objectType: label: Type
content: cards
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: ink on wove paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Recruiting card): 5 9/16 × 3 1/4 in. (14.2 × 8.2 cm)