Ku Klux Klan Recruitment Poster, Uncle Sam “I Want You in the White Knights of Mississippi Ku Klux Klan,” Nailed to Tree on Dahmer Property, (five copies, including original), 1965
Item
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains the Klan recruitment poster nailed to a tree on the Vernon Dahmer property in 1965, as well as photocopies of two envelopes addressed to Grupper that are examples of the mail-tampering of the sixties. Also in the collection is an article by Ira Grupper from March 2002 called “The Fairgrounds Motel,” which details his and other activists’ imprisonment in Mississippi in June 1965.
Dates
- Other: 1965
Creator
- From the Collection: Grupper, Ira (Person)
- From the Collection: Beech, Bob, Reverend (Robert L.), -2008 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Noncirculating; available for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 4 Items (1 Oversized Folder) : MC2/D19
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
- Dahmer, Vernon Ferdinand, 1908-1966
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- ). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Posters. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Manuscripts and Photographs Repository
Contact:
118 College Drive - 5148
Hattiesburg MS 39406-0001
601.266.4345
118 College Drive - 5148
Hattiesburg MS 39406-0001
601.266.4345
