knights of ku klux klan token

[woody_g]

went out hunting with a buddy of mine and he found this token.he's not a member of tnet so I asked him if I could post a picture of it on here.i know a lot of people myself included do not care for the klan.this was just an interesting piece of Ft worth history that I believe worthy of posting.as it says on the token the klan hall was bombed on Nov. 6 1924.these tokens were sold to raise funds to rebuild the hall.i hope this token does not offend anyone but believe it was a part of local history.this building still stands in Ft Worth today.

 

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[fongu]

Unusual, but interesting find.

 

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WoodyG
here is the listing from tokencatalog.com:

FT. WORTH KLAN HALL / (ruins of building) / BOMBED NOV. 6, 1924 / (in exergue: J.C. HYER. WHITEHEAD-HOAG (TC-148218) Fort Worth, Texas (Tarrant County), U.S.A.

the name in tiny letters is shown on the listing, the J.C. (Julian C.) Hyer mentioned in the tiny letters was the grand dragon type leader of the Realm of Texas in 1922, he was also a local judge and was connected to the post WWII war crimes trials in Germany oddly enough. he was also a published author. the token is very rare, and in non dug condition was worth around $100 back in the early 1980s... not sure of value today.

 

[park pirate]

Nice save..

 

[Havefun]

That is a neat piece of history - are either of the Klan tokens for sale?

 

[Kauaisheriff]

Hey woody. I've been looking for that token for a while. Would you be willing to sell it? I would pay full price for��

 

[Rivers rat]

Nice piece of history saved


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