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Ku Klux Klan initiation in Anderson, Indiana

Description: Written on image: Indianas first public initiation of 100 Americans into Invisible Empire Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Anderson Klan No. [?] Anderson, Ind. Oct 28th 1922.; Not for self but for others; Number 2 in a series.; Photograph taken at a distance. A crowd surrounds a lighted cross. Attended by people both with and without robes and masks.
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Origin: 1922-10-28
Created By: Swift, W. A. (William Arthur), 1877-1956
Source: http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/swift/id/782
Collection: Swift, W. A. Photographs
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Geography: Anderson
Madison County
Indiana
United States
North and Central America
Subjects: Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
Radicalism
Racism
White supremacy movements
Crowds
Robes
Masks
Events
Rites & ceremonies

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