New in the collection: Ku Klux Klan business cards

Three business cards for Ku Klux Klan organizations. One card includes the words "Realm of North Carolina, United Klans of America," an illustration of a Klansman on horseback and a name and address in Rockwell, NC. A second card also includes an illustration of a klansman on horseback and a message that reads, "You have been paid a social visit by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Don't make the next visit a business call." The third card includes an illustration of a Klansman on horseback and the message, "one dollar donation. Thanks for purchasing a brick to help build a building for the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan."

The membership applications on the backs of these undated cards list either a post office box in Granite Quarry, a longtime center of Klan activity, or one in nearby Rockwell.

The “social visit” card — no membership application included — is especially chilling, isn’t it?