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Ku Klux Klan in Georgia
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Ku Klux Klan in Georgia | |
| Creator: Ku Klux Klan (19th cent.) | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1927-1948 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 1 folder(s) | |
| Collection Number: ms2667 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
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.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of printed documents relating to the Ku Klux Klan unit in Lithonia, Georgia. Documents include quarterly reports, lists of men suspended, financial reports, and applications for membership. The collection also includes documents from Dr. Samuel Green, office of the Grand Dragon, Realm of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Ku Klux Klan in Georgia, ms2667, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Finding Aid Publication
Finding aid prepared on: 2017.
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Related Collections in this Repository
Related materials in this repository: Ku Klux Klan collection, ms582; Lyman W. Denton The Ku Klux Klan and the Days of Reconstruction or the Shadow of the Kennesaw manuscript, ms1491; The revival of the Ku Klux Klan typescript, ms1694; Ku Klux Klan ephemera collection, ms2955.