The project of creating a blog and a museum exhibit to match the relevant terrorist group was a unique experience for me and one which was enjoyable to a certain extent. My research on the KKK uncovered the scale of the organisation within American history. The extent of the terrorism perpetrated by the KKK throughout its First and Second incarnations have largely been forgotten among the mass of modern terrorism organisations and the weakness of the modern KKK. My museum exhibit consisted of two display boards with the poster presenting information on the First and Second Klu Klux Klan which I have been mainly focusing within my blogs; information on my artifact was presented in an information fact sheet detailing the creation of my exhibit and the sources of inspiration for my exhibit.
For this World History museum exhibit I have chosen to produce three replica KKK hoods out of paper. The KKK hoods are replicas of the Grand Dragon, Imperial Representative and Klanman designs which originated from the Catalogue of Official Robes and Banners Knights of the Klu Klux Klan (1925). The robes and hoods of the Klu Klux Klan are a symbol of the Klan since the 20th Century, the terrorism, violence and racism linked with this group has been attributed to its anonymity through the white robes and hood. My exhibit of three different coloured hoods display the level of organisation with the KKK, it projects the traditions of the KKK being a highly organised white supremacist group. The hoods of the KKK well represent the legacies of the Second KKK, the hoods have become synonymous with the KKK since its introduction symbolising KKK ideas of white supremacy, racism and violence against the African-American population. The variety of replica hoods inform viewers the scale of the Second Klu Klux Klan, with its various rankings and organisation and up to 4 million members appealing to mainstream Americans. My exhibit is an accurate representation of the Klu Klux Klan as an organisation, highlighting the terror attributed with this symbol of the KKK and indicates the scale of the Klan in the inter-war period, being capable of compiling a catalogue of robes and hoods for its members
For this World History museum exhibit I have chosen to produce three replica KKK hoods out of paper. The KKK hoods are replicas of the Grand Dragon, Imperial Representative and Klanman designs which originated from the Catalogue of Official Robes and Banners Knights of the Klu Klux Klan (1925). The robes and hoods of the Klu Klux Klan are a symbol of the Klan since the 20th Century, the terrorism, violence and racism linked with this group has been attributed to its anonymity through the white robes and hood. My exhibit of three different coloured hoods display the level of organisation with the KKK, it projects the traditions of the KKK being a highly organised white supremacist group. The hoods of the KKK well represent the legacies of the Second KKK, the hoods have become synonymous with the KKK since its introduction symbolising KKK ideas of white supremacy, racism and violence against the African-American population. The variety of replica hoods inform viewers the scale of the Second Klu Klux Klan, with its various rankings and organisation and up to 4 million members appealing to mainstream Americans. My exhibit is an accurate representation of the Klu Klux Klan as an organisation, highlighting the terror attributed with this symbol of the KKK and indicates the scale of the Klan in the inter-war period, being capable of compiling a catalogue of robes and hoods for its members