<I>The Ku Klux Klan: A Study of the American Mind</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1924
name: label: Written by
content: John Moffatt Mecklin, American, 1871 - 1956
label: Published by
content: Harcourt, Brace & Howe, American, founded 1919
label: Signed by
content: Sophia G. Berkowitz, American, 1872 - 1966
label: Subject of
content: Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
notes: label: Description
content: A hardcover book titled The Ku Klux Klan: A Study of the American Mind written by John Moffat Mecklin. The 240-page book has a black cover with gold lettering on the spine. The front cover has the initials of the publisher at center in gold lettering. The front free endpaper is signed “Sophia G. Berkowitz.” The book provides an account of the history of the Ku Klux Klan, founder Colonel William Simmons, and expansion into a nationwide white supremacist organization.
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: Mass media
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: 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: 2013.231.23
objectType: label: Type
content: hardcover books
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: 7 5/8 × 5 1/8 × 1 1/8 in. (19.3 × 13 × 2.9 cm)