Ku-Klux
Book description
The first comprehensive examination of the nineteenth-century Ku Klux Klan since the 1970s, Ku-Klux pinpoints the group's rise with startling acuity. Historians have traced the origins of the Klan to Pulaski, Tennessee, in 1866, but the details behind the group's emergence have long remained shadowy. By parsing the earliest descriptions…
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1 author picked Ku-Klux as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I live in an area that once held KKK rallies and parades. To this day, though much reduced, the Klan still manages to make its presence known.
I bought this book to better understand the complex cultural phenomenon that was the original Ku Klux Klan, also known as the Invisible Empire. I was pleased to learn of its origins and horrified by its unbridled violence. The Klan itself has long since been dispersed, but its bitter beliefs live on.
From John's list on reflecting on our current cultural impasse.
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