Tuesday, 25 August 2020

How the Klan Got Its Stupid Hood

quote [ The Morelia mural swarms with robed men in peaked white hoods, suggesting one particular kind of terrorism for viewers then and now. But in 1934, when the mural was painted, the Ku Klux Klan’s white hood had been standardized for only two decades. How the Ku Klux Klan’s white hood came to be an icon of hatred is the story of image-makers. ]

They used to use burlap sacks.
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[by snowfox@10:32pmGMT]

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cb361 said @ 8:27pm GMT on 26th Aug [Score:1 Interesting]
*Sigh* Okay, if nobody else is going to comment it, I'll have to.

Mitchell And Webb - KKK
snowfox said @ 8:59pm GMT on 26th Aug [Score:2]

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