Photographic Carrier Carrier No: 13530-8-1 Item Id: 75186 Rack No: PO.012 Notes: Four panoramic photos of a Klu Klux Klan rally in Michigan on September 1, 1924. Two copies of one print which appeared in the book, "Malcolm X: Make It Plain." Image shows a huge crowd of people at a Klan rally in Lansing, Michigan (September 1, 1924). Image shows a stand with people on it, a tent, and many people wearing the Klan uniform, and people in street clothes. Image shows a different view of the Klan rally. Large crowd with people wearing the Klan uniform scattered throughout. Shows men, women, and children milling around a tent, and a stand selling cigars. This print has a manuscript note: "Klanvocation, Lansing, Mich., Sept. 1, 1924." Image shows another view of the Klan rally. Shows crowd scene with a group of Klan members in rectangular formation. Other people in street clothes surround them, as well as people wearing the Klan uniform scattered throughout the crowd. One xerox copy included in the box. Ink stamp on the back of photos reads: "leavenworth photographics, inc....929 West Street, Lansing, Mich., 16915" Photos by Russell C. Leavenworth. | Conditions x3
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