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[Framed picture of Ku Klux Klan Initiation near Richmond, TX, Sept. 4, 1922.]

Description: Photograph of Ku Klux Klan Initiation near Richmond, TX, Sept. 4, 1922. Large gathering of men in white Klan robes and hoods, plus men in street clothes. At center of the picture is a circle of men taking an oath (presumably of initiation), with their left hands over their hearts and right hand in the air. There is a large wooden cross at the center of the initiation circle with an American flag on top. Photo is labeled, "INITIATION NEAR RICHMOND, Tex., Sept. 4th 1922, PHOTO BY A. KLUCKER" … more
Date: September 4, 1922
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Ku Klux Klan initiation. "One Hundred Percent Americans" written on photo.]

Description: Photograph of a Ku Klux Klan initiation. Klansmen are standing in a large circle around a large wooden cross with an American flag on top. Un-robed men (new members?) are grouped on side of circle closest to camera, facing someone standing on a platform. Caption on photo says, "One Hundred Percent Americans, Parks, Bay City."
Date: 1922
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

D.W. Griffith Presents "The Birth of a Nation"

Description: Souvenir program from the silent motion picture, "The Birth of a Nation, the Most Stupendous and Fascinating Motion Picture Drama Created in the United States. Founded on Thomas Dixon's story 'The Clansman'", which presents an early 20th-century Southern view of Reconstruction. The program includes a list of cast members, statements about the creation of the film and background of the story, trivia about the film, and blurbs from reviewers.
Date: April 1, 1924
Creator: Griffith, D.W.
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Flyer for Ku Klux Klan Day]

Description: Printed handbill advertising Ku Klux Klan and Klan-related events at the Texas State Fair in Dallas, Texas, dated Wednesday, October 24, [1923]. Reverse side contains application for membership in the Ku Klux Klan.
Date: 1923
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
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