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White robes and burning crosses : a history of the Ku Klux Klan from 1866 /

"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 ol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Newton, Michael, 1951- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
Subjects:
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) > History.
Ku Klux Klan (19th century)
Domestic terrorism > United States > History.
Racism > United States > History.
United States > Race relations.
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
Domestic terrorism.
Race relations.
Racism.
United States.
History.
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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"--
Physical Description:vii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography:"Selected bibliography": pages 289-292.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780786477746 (softcover : acid free paper)
0786477741 (softcover : acid free paper)