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Identifier
10019693
Description
Ku Klux Klan (KKK) rally two miles south of Euless, Texas on June 16, 1979. Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke is seen with his hand raised towards a burning cross. More than 200 people attended the four-hour gathering. Speeches were made by Grand Wizard Duke and Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Grand Titan (district leader) Lewis Beam. At the conclusion of their speeches, 18 white-robed Klansmen stood in a circle performing a salute with lighted torches. They then tossed the burning torches at the base of a giant cross wrapped in kerosene-soaked burlap, igniting the cross.
Archival Date
1979-06-16
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6 06/17/1979 #7230 [Frame 13]
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Crosses; Rites and ceremonies; Fires; Race relations
Names
Ku Klux Klan; Duke, David, 1950-
Subjects
Crosses; Rites and ceremonies; Fires; Race relations