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1960s Klan Material Transferred to Mississippi Department of Archives and History
The collection includes handbooks, robes, ledgers, and propaganda revealing the White Knights' growth to nearly 100,000 members, with digitization planned for public access.
- Mississippi Department of Public Safety officials recently transferred a collection of 1960s-era Ku Klux Klan materials to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History after workers discovered the items in a closet while preparing to move to the agency's new headquarters.
- Inside a blue suitcase were charters, meeting minutes, a 1964 Imperial Executive Order, and propaganda from the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, including materials from a Voting Registration Committee designed to monitor voting activity.
- Founded in 1962 by Samuel Bowers, the White Knights grew to nearly 100,000 members and carried out the 1964 murders of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, establishing the group as a significant political force.
- Incoming MDAH Director Barry White said the archives will process the materials to make them digitally accessible, stating these records will give researchers "broader access to documentation that deepens our understanding of Ku Klux Klan activities in Mississippi during the 1960s."
- DPS Commissioner Sean Tindell emphasized that preserving these artifacts ensures "future generations are never led astray by such hate," as the collection includes propaganda like a pamphlet attacking Martin Luther King published by United Klans of America.
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Mississippi law enforcement is facing questions after a suitcase of KKK robes and records was found in their closet
Staff at the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (MDPS) recently found a blue suitcase packed with 1960s-era Ku Klux Klan materials. The suitcase contained full robes, meeting minutes, a ledger listing members and their dues, and propaganda pamphlets, including one titled The Ugly Truth About Martin Luther King. The discovery happened while the agency was preparing to move from its old headquarters in Jackson to a new location in Rankin Coun…
Klan Materials Found in Mississippi DPS Office Likely Came From 1960s Investigations, Agency Says
Ku Klux Klan materials found in a briefcase in the Mississippi Department of Public Safety were likely from 1960s-era investigations, an MDPS spokesperson says. The materials included full Klan regalia, ledgers with the names of klansmen, Klan pamphlets and more. The post Klan Materials Found in Mississippi DPS Office Likely Came From 1960s Investigations, Agency Says appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
A History Of Hate: KKK Propaganda Materials From 1960s Found By Mississippi Dept. Of Public Safety
Source: Ricky Flores / Getty The discovery detailed in this article is less a curiosity and more a grim reminder of how deeply the rot of the Ku Klux Klan once permeated Mississippi—and how its hateful legacy still demands confrontation. According to a WTVA report, officials with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety stumbled upon a small suitcase while cleaning out a closet during a move. Inside was a disturbing collection of Klan artifac…
Among the items were a mant, annotations of meetings, promotion and recruitment materials, group status and a list of members who had or did not pay their monthly duties.
Klan Robe And Materials Found In Mississippi Law Enforcement Office Closet
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So, officials with a law enforcement agency in Mississippi were cleaning out their headquarters’ closet and found a KKK handbook, and, well — no, no, this is completely surprising news. According to Mississippi Today, Mississippi Department of Public Safety officials were cleaning out a closet to move to the department’s new location when they came across a small suitcase, and in that suitcase, they found a handbook for the White Knights of the …
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