Unmasked Klansmen Prepare for Parade-Unmasked Ku Klux Klansmen gather around American flag in hideout near here last night as they prepare for motorcade through the town. They are without masks in obedience to new Alabama law which prohibits them. Klan officials predicted 1,000 members would parade, but only 58 showed up.

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Unmasked Klansmen Prepare for Parade-Unmasked Ku Klux Klansmen gather around American flag in hideout near here last night as they prepare for motorcade through the town. They are without masks in obedience to new Alabama law which prohibits them. Klan officials predicted 1,000 members would parade, but only 58 showed up.

Associated Press · [ca. August 1949]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Ku Klux Klan

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