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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[l2hunt]

interesting token, it's a piece of history that you dug up, we all like finding history. HH

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Unique piece of history, too bad it not a clue to treasure!

 

[Ahab8]

If were not reminded of this terrible history it could be repeated in some form some day! Thanks for sharing with us. All history good and bad has a lesson to teach us all

 

[Mackaydon]

An historic save.

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[BigWaveDave]

I know a dude who collects klan tokens, shocking the prices of those pieces.

 

[dig kzoo]

Interesting piece of history, Cool find none the less... but a sad part of our past and present.

 

[woody_g]

always interesting what you dig up while detecting.i learn things every day by researching pieces that I find and others finds on the forum.

 

[wheatfinder13]

Very interesting

 

[diggerbutt]

Unique find, and it is a part of US History. An unfortunate part, but it is history. Great find!

 

[jewelerguy]

very cool find

 

[woody_g]

the crazy thing is we drove by that building that morning and were talking about finding something klan related.as i had never seen many klan related items before.always cool to find a piece of local history.

 

[markp]

History is history, good or bad, that's how we learn from our mistakes.

 

[justdon]

No matter what they stood for.And i can say i hate them dearly.It is still a part of history.Thought i would never say this but it is a good find.

 

[treblehunter]

Tokens are very cool finds, always something different with them. I like how yours has a date on it also, interesting find.

 

[YumaMarc]

I think it's a wonderful find and a phenomenal piece of history! I'd love to find one just like it! Congrats!

 

[detroitdigger]

Interesting find.

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Great Find Woody!

 

[FFARL]

Nice find. Getting offended by history is worth about as much as... well, lets just say it's about the least productive thing I can think of.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

You found a 90 year old relic. Nothing wrong with showing it off. I'm sure it's a rare item.

Now if you really want to see an offensive token, check this one out. It's offensive on so many levels!




P.S. It was really toasted, so I painted it with Rustoleum brass paint to preserve it.