The aftermath of the Civil War saw the Ku Klux Klan founded as a white supremacist insurgency of former Confederate rebels. But the Klan saw its greatest growth in the first decades of the 20th century. By 1925, with a membership of about four million, it was established in every state of the Union. Fueling its incredible growth was a potent combination of public relations expertise and high-pressure sales tactics applied to the business of hate. Its sinister legacy still confronts us today.Collected here for the first time is a massive dossier of original source material documenting this bizarre episode of American history. Materials include government reports; long-hidden pages from the Klan's own handbook; pro- and anti-Klan articles from newspapers and magazines of the period; and much more, including the complete text of Ezra A. Cook's classic piece of investigative reporting, "Ku Klux Klan: Secrets Exposed." All unabridged.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
CreateSpace
ISBN-10
1419649787
ISBN-13
9781419649783
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57089519
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ku Klux Klan America's First Terrorists Exposed
Author
Patrick O'donnell
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Terrorism, Discrimination & Race Relations
Publication Year
2006
Genre
History, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
334 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
20.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
As Told to
Jacobs, David
Target Audience
Trade
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