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The lynching, the epic courtroom battle that brought down the Klan, Laurence Leamer

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-358) and index

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The lynching

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Laurence Leamer

the epic courtroom battle that brought down the Klan

Describes the brutal killing of a young Black man in Alabama and subsequent conviction of two Klansmen in 1981 and the civil suit against the United Klans of America that exposed the true motives and philosophy of the organization and ultimately bankrupted them

Prologue : fists against the earth -- Night of the Burning Cross. Klan business ; A public display ; Thirteen knots ; "Good job, Tiger" ; A precious enclave ; The Klan's signature ; The value of things ; Bloody nails ; An open casket ; A major injustice ; Missionary work ; Prayers in the night ; A lesser crime ; Black sheep ; A capital offense ; The second-most-hated man ; A matter of justice ; "The forces of evil" ; "Sizzling of the flesh" ; A verdict -- A Time of Judgment. "Where in the hell" ; Sunday school ; Turning back the tide ; "Who is Shelton?" ; The day of reckoning ; Freedom rides ; A personal brawl ; Riding again ; Eternal vigilance ; The schoolhouse door ; Good working people ; "Seeds of hate" ; A race thing ; Scrawny pine ; A follower of Christ ; A pain in the stomach ; A political prisoner ; Never ; Censored ; Lowering the boom ; Private matters ; Fighting the fight ; A wannabe -- Roll Call of Justice. "Novel, but unlikely" ; An eye for an eye ; A clear and powerful message ; Natural consequences ; A book of prophecy ; "As you lie, you forget" ; Intruders in the night ; "Blood will flow" ; Shots in the night ; The end of an era ; Sending a signal ; Curveballs ; "Nice job, Daddy"; Purity of the race ; A jury of one's peers ; Trading places ; "That's my mom" ; Remembrance ; A question of justice ; Death has no hold