Burning of the Cross--Ku Klux Klansmen, torches in hand, parade around a giant flaming cross during a recent rally in a North Carolina cow pasture. Each Klan rally ends with a cross burning ceremony. Long after the rally the burning cross can be seen for miles. A recording of “The Old Rugged Cross” blares from loud speakers while the cross burns.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Burning of the Cross--Ku Klux Klansmen, torches in hand, parade around a giant flaming cross during a recent rally in a North Carolina cow pasture. Each Klan rally ends with a cross burning ceremony. Long after the rally the burning cross can be seen for miles. A recording of “The Old Rugged Cross” blares from loud speakers while the cross burns.

Associated Press · [ca. July 1965]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Ku Klux Klan

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