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FIGHT IS BREWING AGAINST SEATING OF TEXAS SENATOR: Charges That Earle B. Mayfield Exceeded Legal Expenses in Nomination Fight, Basis. KU KLUX KLAN ENTERS INTO CONTEST ALSO Though Mayfield Says He's Quit Klan, Some Say Klan Oath Conflicts With…

An image of a group of men from the Harlem Hellfighters regiment.

This is a newspaper article from 1921 discussing the rise of popularity and power of the Klan. They give their mission statement, citing the purity of women and the supreme status of the white man.

Misuse of Funds By Klan Leaders Charged in Letter: $100,000,000 Collected and Practically None Left in Treasury, Committee Claims. STEP TO RECOVER FUNDS IS PLANNED Federal Court Suit Urged in Letter Signed by W. F. Brandt; Political Motive Denied.…

Wilson signed the National Child Labor Law on September 1, 1916.

civil war propaganda

An excerpt from the Evening Star talking about the G.I. Bill

Atlanta Journal article on the first flight of Ben Epps' "Epps Huff II" monoplane.

Article from the Jeffersonian Magazine where the populist author is addressing questions from a socialist.

Black and white illustration of a laborer kicking capitalism and taking over industry.