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Application for membership in the Ku Klux Klan,   Easthampton, MA 1929

The Ku Klux Klan, though often associated with the South in people's minds, had chapters throughout the United States, including in Massachusetts and other parts of New England.  In 1929, the Ku Klux Klan was considered mainstream and had many thousands of members around the country.                

On loan from Darrell English

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