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What Happened On This Day In Monmouth County History?

There is no known image of the WKKK in Monmouth County. This image shows the first public appearance of women of the KKK on Long Island. This photograph shows at least four women kneeling in front of shrouded Klansman reading from a book; other Klansmen stand behind them on the platform while spectators watch the initiation. Triangle Studio, photographer, created / published c1924. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Public Domain.
August 17, 1923

The Ku Klux Klan Recruits the Women of Monmouth County

On August 17, 1923, the Ku Klux Klan held its first-ever open-air initiation ceremony in New Jersey, in Allenwood, in Wall Township. With 900 men and 700 women in robes and hoods looking on, 434 women were welcomed into the...
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