Ku Klux Klan knife, 20th century

Summary

Creator:

Ku Klux Klan (1915- )

Date:

20th century

Extent:

0.1 Linear Feet

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Ku Klux Klan knife, ms3996, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of one small pocket knife inscribed KKK.

Biographical / historical:

Ku Klux Klan (KKK), a secret society organized in 1866 by Nathan Bedford Forest and other Confederate veterans to intimidate newly freed African Americans. Disbanded in 1869, the KKK re-emerged in 1915 under the leadership of William J. Simmons.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Pocket knives.

Names:

Ku Klux Klan (1915- )

Preferred citation:

Ku Klux Klan knife, ms3996, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.