Bibliograph

White robes and burning crosses, a history of the Ku Klux Klan from 1866, Michael Newton

Type

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White robes and burning crosses, a history of the Ku Klux Klan from 1866, Michael Newton

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-292) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

White robes and burning crosses

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

877370955

Responsibility statement

Michael Newton

Sub title

a history of the Ku Klux Klan from 1866

Summary

"From the Klan's post-Civil War lynchings in support of Jim Crow laws, to its bloody stand against desegregation during the 1960s, to its continued violence in the militia movement at the turn of the 21st century, this revealing volume chronicles the complete history of the world's oldest surviving terrorist organization from 1866 to the present"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction: "Good ole Rebels" -- "This is a white man's country" (1866/1873) -- Never sound retreat (1874/1914) -- Rebirth of an empire (1915/1921) -- Glory days (1922/1929) -- Depression and decline (1930/1944) -- Fire in the ashes (1945/1953) -- Beyond "Black Monday" (1954/1960) -- The second Reconstruction (1961/1969) -- "Growing and improving all the time" (1970/1982) -- At war with "ZOG" (1983/1995) -- "Yesterday, today, forever" (1996/2014)

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