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BumRushDaShow

(169,761 posts)
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 04:21 PM Mar 25

KKK propaganda and regalia found in Mississippi government office during closet clear out

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Source: The Independent

Wednesday 25 March 2026 06:10 EDT


State officials in Mississippi uncovered full Ku Klux Klan regalia and a KKK pamphlet critical of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., while clearing out a closet at their office. Workers at the Mississippi Department of Public Safety made the discovery as part of their preparations to move to a new building.

Some of the materials dated as far back as the 1960s and included recruitment materials, meeting notes and ledgers, according to a Mississippi Department of Archives and History press release.

Also among the tranche of KKK materials was a propaganda pamphlet entitled The Ugly Truth about Martin Luther King, which was published by the United Klans of America, the press release revealed.

In addition, the trove of documents related to the group contained a handbook published by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. The documents and the regalia were contained in a small blue suitcase and have since been handed over to the MDAH.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/mississippi-ku-klux-klan-public-safety-b2945162.html



They'll make sure to take real good care of that stuff. Yup.


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KKK propaganda and regalia found in Mississippi government office during closet clear out (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Mar 25 OP
... 2naSalit Mar 25 #1
"Some of the materials....... SergeStorms Mar 25 #2
no dust, crisply ironed, smells like fabric softener. ret5hd Mar 25 #3
Mississippi? What a surprise! Martin68 Mar 25 #4
I'm as shocked at this news as I would be Probatim Mar 25 #5
Locking per Host Consensus. Very Interesting, but Not Important News of National Interest. GP6971 Mar 25 #6

2naSalit

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1. ...
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 04:35 PM
Mar 25

SergeStorms

(20,591 posts)
2. "Some of the materials.......
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 04:56 PM
Mar 25

....dated as far back as 2024......"

It's gotten better in the deep south, but they still have a long way to go.

ret5hd

(22,502 posts)
3. no dust, crisply ironed, smells like fabric softener.
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 04:57 PM
Mar 25

Martin68

(27,749 posts)
4. Mississippi? What a surprise!
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 05:04 PM
Mar 25
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Probatim

(3,286 posts)
5. I'm as shocked at this news as I would be
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 05:28 PM
Mar 25

if they had found cleaning supplies in the janitor's closet...

GP6971

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6. Locking per Host Consensus. Very Interesting, but Not Important News of National Interest.
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