Civil Rights & Labor History Consortium | Photo and Document Gallery | Ku Klux Klan in Washington State | Photographs from the KKK in Washington State | Formation of a KKK chapter on board the USS Tennessee, summer 1923

In the summer of 1923, Luther Powell, leader of Washington's Klan, gained permission to organize a special chapter of the KKK among sailors, on board the USS Tennessee. This is an article from the Klan's monthly, "The Watcher on the Tower," from July 28, 1923, p. 5. Digitization courtesy of Microfilms and Newspapers Collection, University of Washington Library. Copyright (c) reserved.

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