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juddonnahoo-0 · ‎06-16-2020

No easy way to type this so I'm going to just go for it. I need a historical expert to look at a specific item for me.

This item has been in my family from the time period of 1930 - present day. I no longer wish to have this item, but I think the historical value is worth something, and personally it would bring me great joy to know the money from this item would go to the education of my mixed children and benifit my interracial family. A sort of....poetic justice if you will......

I have an orginal KKK knife, passed thru generations of my family.

A historic atrocity I never wanted, it was left to me amongst other things, and the sight of it makes me sick.

If anyone has any questions regarding the item you can private message me for pictures. I will not tarnish the Ebay site with it.

This is not a fantasy knife series, this is the real deal. Stamped with words I shall not list here, as to avoid upsetting whomever comes across this post.

Any help in regards to this item is greatly appreciated. I will state this agian the historical value is the only reason it has stayed with me as long as it has.

turquoisetulips · ‎06-16-2020

IMO something of that nature shouldn't be circulated again into society in any way , shape or form . It's a proven fact that just the sight of extremely racist items as that cause nothing but anger and resentment . Just going on recent events in fact ,, I think our nation has had quite enough strife already . Nobody can tell you what to do but if I were in your shoes I'd dispose of that knife where nobody could ever find it again and walk away with a clear conscience . Tulips

whatmorefabric · ‎06-16-2020

There is a difference between visiting a site, and being forced into the camp. There is a difference between studying the Nazi's and being forced under their rule.

That knife is not history. There are still too many dealing with racism and all the things that racism brings. My next door neighbor still makes sure he uses the N word in my ear shot. My nephew still does not drive his well earned Mercedes when he goes on a road trip, he borrows my old Volvo. There are still members of the KKK and alt right out there.

The knife does not represent history, it still represents current events. Oprah might want it, but most black people would rather it relegated to the trash.

nocoolnamejane · ‎06-16-2020

Why? You feel bad for the klan because someone said something mean about them?

She ❤︎ Her ❤︎ Hers

sin-n-dex · ‎06-16-2020

@juddonnahoo-0 wrote:
No easy way to type this so I'm going to just go for it. I need a historical expert to look at a specific item for me.

This item has been in my family from the time period of 1930 - present day. I no longer wish to have this item, but I think the historical value is worth something, and personally it would bring me great joy to know the money from this item would go to the education of my mixed children and benifit my interracial family. A sort of....poetic justice if you will......

I have an orginal KKK knife, passed thru generations of my family.

A historic atrocity I never wanted, it was left to me amongst other things, and the sight of it makes me sick.

If anyone has any questions regarding the item you can private message me for pictures. I will not tarnish the Ebay site with it.

This is not a fantasy knife series, this is the real deal. Stamped with words I shall not list here, as to avoid upsetting whomever comes across this post.

Any help in regards to this item is greatly appreciated. I will state this agian the historical value is the only reason it has stayed with me as long as it has.

None of this matters.

You are not allowed to sell that on eBay.

Perhaps there's a historical society in your area that would be interested in such a thing.

C.

jack_bucks_ghost · ‎06-16-2020

you might have it melted down and turned into something positive for the children you mention...maybe lockets with a positive engraving...turn the hate it represents into some message of love and tolerance...just a thought

mschacha · ‎06-16-2020

There is a museum in Milwaukee, WI called the Black Holocaust Museum. It was created by Dr James Cameron who survived a lynching at the age of 16 (his 2 friends died). After visiting Israel and a Holocaust museum there, he created the Black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee. It is the only memorial and museum that interprets the African American experience in the United States as an ongoing holocaust (series of mass atrocities) from the time of captivity in Africa to the present day. The museum examines the tragic legacies of slavery and promotes racial repair, reconciliation, and healing through developing awareness and empathy. This may be a place to donate your knife.

jerzee908 · ‎06-16-2020

I visited DC not long ago to go to the Smithsonian and I wanted to go to The National Museum of African American History & Culture which opened up in 2018. The outside is absolutely stunning, but I didn't get to go inside because there is a waiting list to go there (I'm not sure if this is still the case, I plan on going back to DC soon.....Its an amazing city in person). Because I didn't get to go to the museum, I checked out the site which had pictures of the exhibits........

That all being said, anyone sensitive to seeing KKK robes, actual whips used on slaves, Black Americana.......should NOT GO to this museum.

The way the museum is set up and how you tour the museum, you start of on the bottom floor which highlights slavery. As you go up, you see the different hardships through the years and end up in the Jim Crow era. As you get higher in the museum, you start seeing more positive African American artifacts and exhibits. It's kind of hard to explain. The point of it all is to show where African Americans started and in the end, show how far they came.

jerzee908 · ‎06-16-2020

https://thepositivecommunity.com/2017/02/24/the-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-cult...

sin-n-dex · ‎06-16-2020

My partner and I went to visit a museum in Ontario, Canada called "Uncle Tom's Cabin". It was the end of the underground railway that slaves used to escape the slavery in the south and seek refuge in Canada.

C.

jerzee908 · ‎06-16-2020

I would love to go see something like that. I love any kind of museum really. The museum I just mentioned believe it or not, found a lot of the items through eBay (a lot of museums shop on ebay, a few have bought from me before).

My profile picture is from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City (A MUST VISIT IF IN NYC). It's Emanual Leutze, Crossing of the Delaware. My picture doesn't do it justice, but its 12 X 21.....in FEET.

sin-n-dex · ‎06-16-2020

@jerzee908 wrote:
I would love to go see something like that. I love any kind of museum really. The museum I just mentioned believe it or not, found a lot of the items through eBay.

My profile picture is from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City (A MUST VISIT IF IN NYC). It's Emanual Leutze, Crossing of the Delaware. My picture doesn't do it justice, but its 12 X 21.....in FEET.

It has history in it that dates back to Africa. The curator of the museum took my partner and I around for a private tour. They don't have very many visitors so they were able to spend an hour of their time with us answering questions. A lot of what the curator told us is very disturbing (and I won't share here).

One thing that did stand out as interesting was the railway code that was used when announcing new arrivals to Canada. You would never know if you were eavesdropping that they were talking about people. This was done to keep them safe.

C.