“Bring these curs to justice”, 1928

We, my father and I, are tax payers and citizens of the United States. Since the county and the state have failed to act upon this constitutional offense I supplicate you in the name o peace, liberty, happiness, and life to see that action is had.
We, the Burdick family, haven’t sufficient money to investigate thoroughly and prosecute, that is bring these curs to justice.

“Bring these curs to justice” 1928

African Americans were not the only targets of the Ku Klux Klan. The Klan also terrorized Catholics, Jews, and immigrant groups. The author of this letter reports his family’s terrifying experience with a Klan mob.

National Archives, General Records of the Department of Justice