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The Ku Klux Klan Photograph is a black-and-white image of a KKK march that took place in Lincoln, Maine in 1927. The print measures 8 inches by 9.5 inches.  Date Range:
1927  Size of Collection:
0.10 ft

Walker, Christina E

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University of Southern Maine USM Digital Commons Search the Manuscript Collection (Finding Aids) The African American Collection 5-2014 AA MS 10 Ku Klux Klan Photograph Finding Aid Christina E. Walker Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/aafinding_aids  Part of the African American Studies Commons, American Studies Commons, Cultural History Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Ku Klux Klan Photograph, African American Collection of Maine, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, University of Southern Maine Libraries. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the The African American Collection at USM Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Search the Manuscript Collection (Finding Aids) by an authorized administrator of USM Digital Commons. For more information, please contact jessica.c.hovey@maine.edu.         UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE LIBRARIES SPECIAL COLLECTIONS   JEAN BYERS SAMPSON CENTER FOR DIVERSITY IN MAINE AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLECTION OF MAINE   KU KLUX KLAN PHOTOGRAPH  AA MS 10   Total Containers: 1 folder in File Cabinet  Linear Feet: 0.10 ft   By  Christina E. Walker   Portland, Maine May 2014   Copyright 2014 by the University of Southern Maine          1  Ku Klux Klan Photograph, African American Collection of Maine, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, University of Southern Maine Libraries Administrative Information Provenance: The Ku Klux Klan Photograph was donated by Stephen R. Aucoin in 2001.  Ownership and Literary Rights: The Ku Klux Klan Photograph is the physical property of the University of Southern Maine Libraries. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the creator or his/her legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Head of Special Collections. Cite as: Ku Klux Klan Photograph, African American Collection of Maine, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, University of Southern Maine Libraries. Restrictions on access: This collection is open for research.  Historical Note Shortly after the end of the Civil War, ex-Confederate soldiers and other Southerners formed the Ku Klux Klan to oppose Reconstruction. As efforts to advance educational, political and economic opportunities for African Americans declined, so did the first wave of the KKK. In 1915, Klan membership experienced a resurgence as their rhetoric broadened to include Jews, Catholics, immigrants, urbanites and intellectuals. As America’s population concentrated in urban centers and its economy became more dependent upon industry, the KKK advocated a return to rural living and an agricultural lifestyle. Their message of white supremacy appealed to many white Americans, with membership in this clandestine society peaking in the mid-1920s with estimates for national membership ranging from three million to eight million. In the late 1920s support for the organization dropped and membership rates rapidly declined.   References: Maine Memory Network, Maine History Online, The Nativist Klan; pbs.org  Description of the Collection The Ku Klux Klan Photograph is a black-and-white image of a KKK march that took place in Lincoln, Maine in 1927. The print measures 8 inches by 9.5 inches, and contains a typescript entitled "An Effort to Reveal History: The African-American Experience in Rural New England: 1780-1850." It is located in File Cabinet Drawer 22.   

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AA MS 10 Ku Klux Klan Photograph Finding Aid

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