Man Wearing Ku Klux Klan Robe and Hood, circa 1870
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This is one of the earliest known images of members of the Ku Klux Klan, founded in 1866 as one of many Southern vigilante groups intent on maintaining "white supremacy." For a century after the Civil War, African Americans were free but not treated as equals. Some angry white citizens responded with violence.
This is one of the earliest known images of members of the Ku Klux Klan, founded in 1866 as one of many Southern vigilante groups intent on maintaining "white supremacy." For a century after the Civil War, African Americans were free but not treated as equals. Some angry white citizens responded with violence.
Artifact
Tintype (Photograph)
Date Made
circa 1870
Subject Date
circa 1870
Place of Creation
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
2005.19.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Collodion
Iron (Metal)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Direct positive processes
Embossing (Technique)
Japanning
Color
Black (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in (with cardboard)
Width: 3.5 in (with cardboard)
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