SPRING TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Some residents in a Pennsylvania community are upset about an item sold at auction recently. It was a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood, which fetched $3,000.
According to the auction house, the items were sold on consignment.
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The auctioneer's decision to sell the robe was met with objections from people in the community, including a local pastor. Still, the business stood by its decision.
Dawn Miller of the Beaver Springs Auction Center told WNEP, "My reasoning is it's a historical item. They're very valuable and they're very collectible. And it is strictly historical."
The auction house says the robe and hood were bought by an anonymous collector.
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