A KKK robe showed up at a Maryland auction house. The auctioneers decided to donate the proceeds to a Nigerian student.
David Allen
David Allen  owner of A&M Auctioneers and Appraisers   never quite knows what’s going to turn up from the old homes and shops of the Eastern Shore.
Once   he  said   he  came across a box of wooden and metal washboards from an old general store  100 years old and looking new.
 Allen  said this was the first time  he  had come across a KKK robe as part of an estate.
 Allen  told  her  the auction house was contractually bound to sell all the items from the estate — including the robe. But together with the seller   he  arranged to donate proceeds from its sale toward college costs for one of  his  employees  whom  he  described as an immigrant from Nigeria studying in the United States.
“We didn’t really want it publicized ”  Allen  said. But the solution was “something that we feel was fair ”  he  said  given the item’s legacy.
 Allen  said that under the terms of the auction house’s contract   he  couldn’t reveal the buyer or the seller. But  he  said the robe  which sold Feb. 7 during the online auction  went for about $1 300.
“Take it or leave it  it’s a piece of history ”  Allen  said.
[TGT]owner of A&M Auctioneers and Appraisers   never quite knows what’s going to turn up from the old homes and shops of the Eastern Shore.
Once   he  said   he  came across a box of wooden and metal washboards from an old general store  100 years old and looking new.
 [TGT]said this was the first time  [TGT]  had come across a KKK robe as part of an estate.
 [TGT]told  [TGT]  the auction house was contractually bound to sell all the items from the estate — including the robe. But together with the seller   [TGT]  arranged to donate proceeds from its sale toward college costs for one of  [TGT]  employees  whom  [TGT]  described as an immigrant from Nigeria studying in the United States.
“We didn’t really want it publicized ”  [TGT]said. But the solution was “something that we feel was fair ”  [TGT]  said  given the item’s legacy.
 [TGT]said that under the terms of the auction house’s contract   [TGT]  couldn’t reveal the buyer or the seller. But  [TGT]  said the robe  which sold Feb. 7 during the online auction  went for about $1 300.
“Take it or leave it  it’s a piece of history ”  [TGT]said.