For five generations of Ku Klux Klan members,
58-year-old "Ms. Ruth" has sewn hoods and robes for Klan members seven days a
week, blessing each one when it's done. A red satin outfit for an
Exalted Cyclops, the head of a local chapter, costs about $140. She uses
the earnings to help care for her 40-year-old quadriplegic daughter,
"Lilbit," who was injured in a car accident 10 years ago.
The following is a photo essay about Ms. Ruth by New York
photojournalist Anthony Karen, a former Marine who has spent several
years photographing members of the Ku Klux Klan. The essay includes
audio of interviews with Karen and Ms. Ruth.
PHOTO ESSAY
PHOTO ESSAY
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