Marks, Frances (fl. 1965) [Account of a Ku Klux Klan meeting in North Carolina, November 1965]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09703 Author/Creator: Marks, Frances (fl. 1965) Place Written: North Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: November 1965 Pagination: 2 p. ; 26.6 x 18.3 cm. Order a Copy
One unaddressed and undated letter by Frances Marks related to attending a Ku Klux Klan meeting in North Carolina in November 1965. Letter mentions arriving to a meeting that was held for "white Methodists"only. One African-American was brought to a gathering and beaten because he corrected a grammatical error. Describes their garbs as ridiculous. Gives an estimate of 120 people who attended the meeting and marched in a circle with lit torches. Other elements of letters are involved with studies at Duke University.
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