A photograph from the Lykens Standard, April 10, 1925, of the funeral of Jennie Kissinger, which was conducted at her grave in Penbrook Cemetery, Harrisburg.
The caption reads:
According to the last request of Jennie Kissinger, 623 N. 18th Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the women of the K. K. K. had complete charge of services at the grave in Penbrook Cemetery, for her last Monday afternoon. More than fifty members of the organization in regalia were in attendance and formed a avenue for the funeral procession. The full burial ceremony of the K. K. K. was given at the graveside. The above photo shows the services being conducted. Quite a number from this section witnessed and attended the funeral.
A different photo appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, March 31, 1925, and was presented on this blog. In the Telegraph photo, there is a U. S. flag. See:
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This post is a continuation of the reporting on hate groups that were active in the Lykens Valley area. It was a widely known fact that the Ku Klux Klan had a significant presence in the Lykens Valley and adjacent valleys during the early years of the 20th Century. This iteration of the Klan was strongly white supremacist and was opposed to equal rights for African Americans, Catholics, Jews, and immigrants.
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