Press Badge: Ku Klux Klan Rally, Scotland, 1980
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Frank Lorenzo
American, 1928 - 2000
Date1980 September 13
Mediumcardstock, printed ink
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 1/2 × 2 3/4in. (11.4 × 7cm)
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineGift of Tracey Lorenzo Budrejko
DescriptionPress badge issued to Frank Lorenzo of UPI by the Connecticut State Police for use at a Ku Klux Klan (KKK) rally in Scotland, Connecticut on September 13, 1980.
Object number2023.82.39
CopyrightNo Known Copyright
InscribedPrinted in blue on front: "PRESS / CONNECTICUT / STATE / POLICE / ISSUED BY / STATE OF CONNECTICUT / DEPARTMENT OF / STATE POLICE / NAME [handwritten] Frank Lorenzo / ORGANIZATION [handwritten] UPI / DATE [handwritten] 9/13/80 / TOWN [handwritten] Scotland"Handwritten in blue ink on back: "KKK Rally / 2 days"NotesSubject Note: The Connecticut chapter of the Louisiana-based Invisible Empire of the Ku Klux Klan held their first public rally in Scotland, Connecticut on September 13, 1980.
Source: Cockerham, W., & Lehr, D. (1980, Sep 15). Town residents relieved klan rally over. The Hartford Courant (1923-) Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/town-residents-relieved-klan-rally-over/docview/546159760/se-2
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Frank Lorenzo
1984 April 28-29
Frank Lorenzo
August 1980