Ku Klux Klan America's First Terrorists Exposed (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781419649783)

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.

Author: David Jacobs, Patrick O'Donnell
ISBN-10: 1419649787
ISBN-13: 9781419649783
Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
Language: English
Published: 10/24/2006
Pages: 334
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.70d