Ku Klux Klan rally in Calera, Alabama, during which a "a class of one hundred aliens" is being "naturalized before the fiery cross."
The event was announced in an article in the Shelby County Reporter on June 26: "The public is invited to witness the largest gathering of Klansmen ever held in Shelby County. All the people of Shelby County will be at Calera on this date. A new Ford Touring Car will be given away. Aeroplane d...
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| Summary: | The event was announced in an article in the Shelby County Reporter on June 26: "The public is invited to witness the largest gathering of Klansmen ever held in Shelby County. All the people of Shelby County will be at Calera on this date. A new Ford Touring Car will be given away. Aeroplane demonstration. Baseball games and a number of other things that will be of interest to everybody. The principles of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan will be thoroughly explained by an able speaker. This should be very interesting to those who do not know the things for which this order stands. You should hear him . . . After the naturalization ceremony there will be the largest display of fire works ever had in this country. This alone will be worth your coming. Bring the children and let them enjoy the day and evening. ALL ATTRACTIONS WILL BE FREE!! Klansmen who expect to participate in these ceremonies must provide themselves with a robe." |
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