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Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 1920

    Private Ku Klux Klan pressings

    Gennett pressed privately commissioned Klan records during the 1920s, including politicized hymns, custom songs, and speeches by D. C. Stephenson. The records were not generally included in public catalogs and were shipped to Klan headquarters after payment. The business relationship remains a serious contradiction to Gennett's important recordings of African-American artists and integrated musical groups.

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