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This letter from John H. DeShield to Judge Rose is written on the reverse of a Ku Klux Klan flyer listing requirements to join. DeShield calls the flyer propaganda.
This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of Justice.
National Archives Identifier: 6857739
Full Citation: Letter to the Honorable Judge Rose from John H. DeShield Calling Attention to the Propaganda Distributed by the Ku Klux Klan; 8/25/1922; 198589; Section 1; Straight Numerical Files, 1904–1974; General Records of the Department of Justice, Record Group 60; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/letter-to-the-honorable-judge-rose-from-john-h-deshield-calling-attention-to-the-propaganda-distributed-by-the-ku-klux-klan/, March 26, 2026]
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