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Parade of robed Klansmen fills Washington streets
In Washington on August 8 thousands of Ku Klux Klan members robed in white marched down Pennsylvania Avenue led by Klan officials. An estimated 10,000 marchers with many more Klansmen along the route created a carnival atmosphere amid security precautions. Delegations came from Ohio Texas Cumberland Maryland and Fort Worth with bands and bagpipes drawing crowds.
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