Download or read book The Second Coming of the KKK The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s and the American Political Tradition written by Linda Gordon and published by Liveright Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An urgent examination into the revived Klan of the 1920s becomes “required reading” for our time (New York Times Book Review). Extraordinary national acclaim accompanied the publication of award-winning historian Linda Gordon’s disturbing and markedly timely history of the reassembled Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s. Dramatically challenging our preconceptions of the hooded Klansmen responsible for establishing a Jim Crow racial hierarchy in the 1870s South, this “second Klan” spread in states principally above the Mason-Dixon line by courting xenophobic fears surrounding the flood of immigrant “hordes” landing on American shores. “Part cautionary tale, part expose” (Washington Post), The Second Coming of the KKK “illuminates the surprising scope of the movement” (The New Yorker); the Klan attracted four-to-six-million members through secret rituals, manufactured news stories, and mass “Klonvocations” prior to its collapse in 1926—but not before its potent ideology of intolerance became part and parcel of the American tradition. A “must-read” (Salon) for anyone looking to understand the current moment, The Second Coming of the KKK offers “chilling comparisons to the present day” (New York Review of Books).
Download or read book Defying the Ku Klux Klan written by Rodger Streitmatter and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Behind the Mask of Chivalry written by Nancy MacLean and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1994 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elegantly written and meticulously researched, this book offers a major new interpretation of the Ku Klux Klan in America, placing the organization in its context of class and gender as well as race and religion.
Download or read book The Fiery Cross written by Wyn Craig Wade and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychologist/historian Wyn Craig Wade traces the Ku Klux Klan from its beginnings after the Civil War to its present day activities, aligning with various neo-fascist and right-wing groups in the American West. THE FIERY CROSS provides an exhaustive analysis and long overdue perspective on this dark shadow of American society. Photos.
Download or read book One Hundred Percent American written by Thomas R. Pegram and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-10-16 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Klan in 1920s society -- Building a white, protestant community -- Defining Americanism: white supremacy and anti-Catholicism -- Learning Americanism: the Klan and public schools -- Dry Americanism: prohibition, law, and culture -- The problem of hooded violence -- The search for political influence and the collapse of the Klan movement -- Echoes.
Download or read book Notre Dame Vs the Klan written by Todd Tucker and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Todd tells of the weekend in May 1924 when members of the anti-Catholic organization and students at the Catholic university fought in South Bend, Indiana. To that conflict he traces the decline of the Klan in Indiana and the acceptance of the university and Catholics more generally in the US. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews
Download or read book Fighting the Devil in Dixie written by Wayne Greenhaw and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the growth of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) following the birth of the civil rights movement, this book is filled with tales of the heroic efforts to halt their rise to power. Shortly after the success of the Montgomery bus boycott, the KKK—determined to keep segregation as the way of life in Alabama—staged a resurgence, and the strong-armed leadership of Governor George C. Wallace, who defied the new civil rights laws, empowered the Klan’s most violent members. Although Wallace’s power grew, not everyone accepted his unjust policies, and blacks such as Martin Luther King Jr., J. L. Chestnut, and Bernard LaFayette began fighting back in the courthouses and schoolhouses, as did young southern lawyers such as Charles “Chuck” Morgan, who became the ACLU’s southern director; Morris Dees, who cofounded the Southern Poverty Law Center; and Bill Baxley, Alabama attorney general, who successfully prosecuted the bomber of Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church and legally halted some of Governor Wallace’s agencies designed to slow down integration. Dozens of exciting, extremely well-told stories demonstrate how blacks defied violence and whites defied public ostracism and indifference in the face of kidnappings, bombings, and murders.
Download or read book The Modern Ku Klux Klan written by Henry Fry and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-30 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The author, himself a Southerner and a former 'Kleagle,' or district organizer for the Klan, makes it plain that while he is in sympathy with the original Klan as organized by General Forrest shortly after the Civil War 'which played so important a part in the history of the South,' according to the author, he experienced nothing but loathing with the tenets of the newer klan and even more so with its incendiary deeds, deeds of violence and oppression against the innocent and unoffending....The inside story of the organization, as it is told by Mr. Fry, with its many - almost unbelievable - ramifications, ingeniously-worked out details and schemes reads like the history of the Sicilian 'Camorra' or the 'Maffia,' efficiently organized and autocratically-managed terroristic organizations for the sole object of defying the law and the levying of tribute on a hapless populace. It is, in brief, an Imperium In Imperio, an 'Invisible' government working stealthily within the visible and legal one, seeking to nullify its will, paralyze its arm and to destroy its mandate. And the object is to enrich and to aggrandize a few, shrewd and unscrupulous men, by means of a demagogic appeal to the simple and traditionally-churchly inclined southern white man as well as to his inherent color prejudice....Mr. Fry has rendered a service to the cause of decent Americanism by his exposure of this Unholy Alliance of law-breakers and conspirators. It will serve as a warning to law-abiding Americans of the dangers that lurk in this seemingly-innocent secret society and may teach them not to be such ready 'J'iners.' Whether it will actually serve as an effective curb against this malign and cancerous thing that is 'boring from within' and so insidiously seeking to destroy our traditions of freedom and justice remains yet to be seen." -The Advocate TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface I. Introduction II. Joining the Ku Klux Klan III. My Withdrawal IV. What is the "Invisible Empire?" V. Propagation News-Letters VI. The Ku Klux Oath VII. The Ku Klux Ritual VIII. Anti-Negro Propaganda IX. Religious Propaganda X. The Original Ku Klux Klan XI. The Prescript of the Old Klan XII. Comparison of Old and New Klans XIII. Lawlessness and Crime XIV. Simmons Forced to Act XV. Suggested Legal Remedies XVI. The "World's" Exposure XVII. The Klan Before Congress XVIII. Conclusion
Download or read book The Rise of the Ku Klux Klan written by Rory McVeigh and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Rise of the Ku Klux Klan, Rory McVeigh provides a revealing analysis of the broad social agenda of 1920s-era KKK, showing that although the organization continued to promote white supremacy, it also addressed a surprisingly wide range of social and economic issues, targeting immigrants and, particularly, Catholics, as well as African Americans, as dangers to American society.
Download or read book The Ku Klux Klan written by Laura Martin Rose and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A True and Concise History of the Ku Klux Klan written by The 55 The 55 Club and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are few organizations that have been more misrepresented than the Ku Klux Klan. This book is the history of the Ku Klux Klan told by the Ku Klux Klan. Excellent and forgotten books, articles, interviews, manuals and rituals have been compiled and tell a tale that is in total contrast to that which is thought today. In its pages we learn of the Jewish agent, John Wilkes Booth. We read of the Gunfighters, Quantrill's Guerrillas, and groups like the Knights of the Golden Circle, a Christmas Eve in Pulaski, Tennessee and the Confederate officers who, inspired by the Holy Vehm, triumphed over the reconstruction. Phase two of the early 1900's began with the sensational story of "The Klansman" ("Birth of a Nation") and the anti-semitic Knights of Mary Phagan, which saw the growth of the "fraternal" Klan that was more than ten million strong and even had Presidents as members. It is shown how during WWII the Klan was among the last to still openly oppose Jewish interests and what it cost them. The Klansmen who rose against the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's would pay an even heavier price. The Spirit of the Knight Rider came full circle when He rode with the Bruders Schweigen in the 1980's. There is an invisible spirit passed on like an invisible torch. A long line of Heroes marching under the same banner. It is Spiritual. In this one of a kind book, the reader will experience the truer and deeper significance of the heroism and transformations that have taken place throughout the history of the Ku Klux Klan. A true and concise history of the Ku Klux Klan.
Download or read book Notre Dame vs The Klan written by Todd Tucker and published by University of Notre Dame Pess. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1924, two uniquely American institutions clashed in northern Indiana: the University of Notre Dame and the Ku Klux Klan. Todd Tucker’s book, published for the first time in paperback, Notre Dame vs. The Klan tells the shocking story of the three-day confrontation in the streets of South Bend, Indiana, that would change both institutions forever. When the Ku Klux Klan announced plans to stage a parade and rally in South Bend, hoping to target college campuses for recruitment starting with Notre Dame, a large group of students defied their leaders’ pleas to ignore the Klan and remain on campus. Tucker dramatically recounts the events as only a proficient storyteller can. Readers will find themselves drawn into the fray of these tumultuous times. Tucker structures this compelling tale around three individuals: D.C. Stephenson, the leader of the KKK in Indiana, the state with the largest Klan membership in America; Fr. Matthew Walsh, the young and charismatic president of the University of Notre Dame; and a composite of a Notre Dame student at the time, represented by Bill Foohey, who was an actual participant in the clash. This book will appeal not only to Notre Dame fans, but to those interested in South Bend and Indiana history and the history of the Klu Klux Klan, including modern-day Klan violence.
Download or read book Ku Klux Kulture written by Felix Harcourt and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In popular understanding, the Ku Klux Klan is a hateful white supremacist organization. In Ku Klux Kulture, Felix Harcourt argues that in the 1920s the self-proclaimed Invisible Empire had an even wider significance as a cultural movement. Ku Klux Kulture reveals the extent to which the KKK participated in and penetrated popular American culture, reaching far beyond its paying membership to become part of modern American society. The Klan owned radio stations, newspapers, and sports teams, and its members created popular films, pulp novels, music, and more. Harcourt shows how the Klan’s racist and nativist ideology became subsumed in sunnier popular portrayals of heroic vigilantism. In the process he challenges prevailing depictions of the 1920s, which may be best understood not as the Jazz Age or the Age of Prohibition, but as the Age of the Klan. Ku Klux Kulture gives us an unsettling glimpse into the past, arguing that the Klan did not die so much as melt into America’s prevailing culture.
Download or read book The Ku Klux Klan and Related American Racialist and Antisemitic Organizations written by Chester L. Quarles and published by McFarland. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the fact that the Ku Klux Klan can be traced from the 1700s through the Civil War and is going strong in the present day, many people fail to realize the reach and influence of the group. Many scholars, for instance, perceive the KKK as a radical racist group composed primarily of ignorant, uneducated members, when it is actually much more. Some Klan groups are political, while others are simply social. Some meet and eat just as any other mainstream civic or church group, but others are focused toward the use of well-planned violence. Not all Klan groups advocate an overthrow of the U.S. government, though some do. The author traces the historical development of the Klan, addressing its organization, membership, ideologies and philosophies. Avoiding the bias of previous works--written by either Klan apologists or detractors--the author chronicles the directions the group has taken during its long and diverse history. The study also details the secret oaths of allegiance, the Imperial Wizards, and the concept of Knighthood. The result is an accurate account of the Ku Klux Klan, a group that has continued to grow and evolve in response to changing times.
Download or read book Authentic History written by Susan Lawrence Davis and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only officially authorized history of the original Ku Klux Klan, written by the daughter of the founder of that organization in Alabama. Written to counteract the misrepresentations made about the original KKK and its activities, this now-suppressed book contains many astonishing "insider" insights, such as: * The KKK was financed from England by the Jewish former Secretary of State for the Confederacy, Benjamin P. Judah (who fled the South at the end of the Civil War); * The KKK's chief chaplain was a Roman Catholic; * The KKK's chief Justice was North America's 33rd Degree Mason leader; * The hood--for which the KKK became famous--was in fact outlawed by the original organization because so many people were using its disguise to commit crimes in the name of the KKK; * The original KKK's primary activity was political in nature, and their officers in various legislative bodies--reaching as high as the U.S. Senate--were focused on restoring white rule to the southern states; * When official KKK posses were formed, they were under strict orders never to dispense mob justice or engage in whippings, lynchings, or other abuse; * When rogue elements and non-KKK members started performing atrocities in the KKK's name, the leadership ordered the organization permanently disbanded, citing such abuse of its name as the primary reason for its closure. Written in a racially-paternalistic style, this work also clearly reveals the mindset which lay behind the slave-owning era: a false belief that the blacks were "content" and "loyal" under white rule--and that only a few Southerners understood and supported the view of Abraham Lincoln: namely, that the black presence posed a long-term demographic threat and that they needed to be repatriated to Africa, rather than stay under white rule in America. A sensational historical document, vital for anyone wishing to gain a proper understanding of the Southern antebellum resistance to "Reconstruction." This edition has been completely reset, contains all the original images (digitally restored), and includes an index. Cover illustration: a robed Klansman, drawn especially for the original edition of this book.
Download or read book Unmasked written by Ann Patton and published by Aplcorps Books LLC. This book was released on 2016-04-06 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dark tale of the roaring '20s KKK. Irony amongst the ashes, as well as a ray of hope that offers illumination for our time.
Download or read book The Ku Klux Klan in American Politics Classic Reprint written by Arnold S. Rice and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Ku Klux Klan in American Politics Dr. Rice, whose book is economical yet inclusive, offers up several reasons why men did don silly robes and masks and burn crosses on the hillside. They are all cogent and I do not wish to anticipate his way of telling his story, but, in conclusion, I would like to touch on one reason he does not mention. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
