Archival Merchandising Records Detail the Ku Klux Klan as a Commercial Enterprise

By Steven Heller · Print Magazine · 2026-07-16

Print Magazine examined a vintage sales catalog illustrating how the Ku Klux Klan operated as a sophisticated retail machine during its 1920s resurgence. Beyond its violent ideology, the organization functioned as a lucrative business, selling everything from standardized robes a

Print Magazine examined a vintage sales catalog illustrating how the Ku Klux Klan operated as a sophisticated retail machine during its 1920s resurgence. Beyond its violent ideology, the organization functioned as a lucrative business, selling everything from standardized robes a