Where do KKK robes come from? Actually, it’s not something that ever occurred to me, but the folks at Mother Jones have the answer:
Coming from five generations of Ku Klux Klan members, 58-year-old “Ms. Ruth” sews hoods and robes for Klan members seven days a week, blessing each one when it’s done. A red satin outfit for an Exalted Cyclops, the head of a local chapter, costs about $140. She uses the earnings to help care for her 40-year-old quadriplegic daughter, “Lilbit,” who was injured in a car accident 10 years ago.
Sad that there’s even a market for this shit.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
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