The Mississippi Department of Public Safety has discovered rare Ku Klux Klan artifacts within one of its offices, prompting questions and investigations into their presence.

Officials moving the Mississippi Department of Public Safety to a new headquarters discovered several Ku Klux Klan artifacts, including a robe, stashed in a closet.

Workers clearing out a closet in a Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS) office discovered Ku Klux Klan propaganda and regalia, some dating back to the 1960s, which have since been handed over to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.