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Ku Klux Klan The Klan in action leadership responsibilites organization methods: a manual of leadership for officers of local klans.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05930 Author/Creator: Ku Klux Klan Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Pamphlet Date: circa 1925 Pagination: 1 v. : 32 p. ; 21.6 x 13.8 cm. Order a Copy

Published by American Printing & Manufacturing Company. Contains detailed instructions on leadership, Klan policies, and local Klan organization for officers. Begins by stating "The one human quality which, more than any other, makes a man stand out above his fellows, which can make him most useful to himself, his brother men, his country and his God, is the power of leadership." First edition.

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