The recent use of the name seems mostly imitation and propaganda.
Histories, encyclopedias, and dictionaries, in general, do not record a meaning of the term Ku Klux as prior to the Reconstruction period.
STATE—Arkansas
NAME OF WORKER—Samuel S. Taylor
ADDRESS—Little Rock, Arkansas
DATE—December, 1938
SUBJECT—Ex-slave
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Circumstances of Interview
1. Name and address of informant—Jeff Bailey, 713 W. Ninth Street, Little Rock.
2. Date and time of interview--
3. Place of interview—713 W. Ninth Street, Little Rock.