Token Commemorating the California Visit of KKK Imperial Wizard, Hiram W. Evans, circa 1930
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The Ku Klux Klan was reborn in the late 1910s and flourished but began to decline in the mid-1920s. It never completely disappeared, however. This token from about 1930 commemorates the visit of the Klan's Imperial Wizard to California. The innocuous phrases and symbols belie the hatred, vigilantism, and violence found under the hood of the Klan.
The Ku Klux Klan was reborn in the late 1910s and flourished but began to decline in the mid-1920s. It never completely disappeared, however. This token from about 1930 commemorates the visit of the Klan's Imperial Wizard to California. The innocuous phrases and symbols belie the hatred, vigilantism, and violence found under the hood of the Klan.
Artifact
Medal
Date Made
circa 1930
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
2005.16.71
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.188 in
Inscriptions
obverse: COMMEMORATING CALIFORNIA VISIT / OF THE IMPERIAL WIZARD / WELCOME reverse, center: HIRAM W. EVANS / 1922 - 1926 / NON SILBA SED ANTHAR reverse, outer edge: A COMPASSIONATE HEART / A CHIVALRIC HEAD / A PRUDENT TONGUE / A COURAGEOUS WILL
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