1960s Klan Material Transferred to Mississippi Department of Archives and History

Mississippi Department of Public Safety officials discover 1960s-era Klan items at headquarters in Jackson

Items from the 1960s era of the Ku Klux Klan were discovered in the closet of a Mississippi Department of Public Safety building on Tuesday.

MDPS finds KKK materials while moving

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety has transferred to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History 1960s-era Ku Klux Klan materials, including full Klan regalia, recently discovered as DPS staff prepared to move into new headquarters. “Mississippi Highway Patrol Troopers and Agents with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety have worked for decades with our federal law enforcement partners to shed light on the darkness in whi…

Recently discovered 1960s-era KKK materials transferred to Mississippi archives

All of this information will be processed by MDAH to be digitally accessible to the public in the future.

1960s Klan material transferred to Mississippi Department of Archives and History

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Public Safety (MDPS) transferred 1960s-era Ku Klux Klan materials to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH). Officials said the items were recently discovered as MDPS staff prepared to move into new headquarters. "Mississippi Highway Patrol Troopers and Agents with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety [...]

1960s KKK documents, full regalia, found while MDPS prepared to move to new HQ

The recently discovered items have been transferred to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Department of Public Safety to give trove of 1960s KKK material to state archives

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety has transferred to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History 1960s-era Ku Klux Klan materials, including full Klan regalia, recently discovered as DPS staff prepared to move into new headquarters.