Token for membership in the Ku Klux Klan
date: label: Date
content: 1950s
name: label: Issued by
content: Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946
notes: label: Description
content: A round, brass token stamped with [MEMBER / KKK / IN / GOOD STANDING]. The letters "KKK" are punched out entirely and appear prominently at center, with "MEMBER" above and "IN GOOD STANDING" below in engraved text. The back of the token 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: 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: Fraternal organizations
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1945-1953
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1953-1961
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: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
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: 2017.64
objectType: label: Type
content: tokens
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: brass
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)