Token, "Knights of Ku Klux Klan, Realm of Michigan, Member in Good Standing," 1919

Summary

The Ku Klux Klan was reborn in the late 1910s and flourished but began to decline in the mid-1920s. It never completely disappeared, however. This token from 1919 shows a member's "good standing" in the KKK's Michigan realm. The innocuous figures (the hooded knight and goddess-like woman) belie the hatred, vigilantism, and violence found under the hood of the Klan.

The Ku Klux Klan was reborn in the late 1910s and flourished but began to decline in the mid-1920s. It never completely disappeared, however. This token from 1919 shows a member's "good standing" in the KKK's Michigan realm. The innocuous figures (the hooded knight and goddess-like woman) belie the hatred, vigilantism, and violence found under the hood of the Klan.

Artifact

Medal

Date Made

1919

Place of Creation

United States 

With Liberty & Justice For All
 On Exhibit

at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All

Object ID

2002.91.11

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Brass (Alloy)

Dimensions

Diameter: 1.125 in

Inscriptions

recto: KNIGHTS OF KU KLUX KLAN / REALM OF MICHIGAN verso: MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING 1919

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