Louis, with the Order of the Veiled Prophet being founded just one year after the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 and designed to “take back the public stage from populist demands for social and economic justice,” according to the Atlantic. The Veiled Prophet Ball was also a response to labor unrest in St. It’s also worth noting Jewish people and Black people were prohibited from joining the organization for many years, with the latter group not allowed in until 1979. Now, again, it’s important to note that there’s no official connection between the Veiled Prophet Ball and the Klan, but admittedly the optics of a hooded figure at a ball hosted by a secret society of ultra-wealthy white people looking to “protect their position” that was founded by a Confederate solider are not great. (That’s the title Kemper earned at the 1999 event.) Here’s where the confusion about the KKK comes in: according to the Atlantic, “the image of the first Veiled Prophet is armed with a shotgun and pistol and is strikingly similar in appearance to a Klansman.” The Veiled Prophet then selects a Queen of Love and Beauty from the local debutantes attending the ball, and they share a dance.
Each year, some prominent member of the secret society is selected to anonymously portray the Veiled Prophet.
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