TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE KLAN»
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6 QUOTES WITH «THE KLAN»
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the Klan.
I regard the Klan, the Anglo-Saxon clubs and White American societies, as far as the Negro is concerned, as better friends of the race than all other groups of hypocritical whites put together.
People know about the Klan and the overt racism, but the killing of one's soul little by little, day after day, is a lot worse than someone coming in your house and lynching you.
The Klan had used fear, intimidation and murder to brutally oppress over African-Americans who sought justice and equality and it sought to respond to the young workers of the civil rights movement in Mississippi in the same way.
But when I was doing the KKK I had constant nightmares of being exposed as a Jew and lynched by the Klan.
Well, I had nightmares when I was doing the Klan story all the time. I had a recurring nightmare of basically being exposed as a Jew inside the Klan compound.
Some people have compared the Klan images to ecclesiastical figures.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE KLAN»
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the Klan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
the Klan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Ku Klux
Klan: A Study of
the American Mind
Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork A comprehensive discourse on the early rise and expansion of the so-called "Invisible Empire" of the ...
John Moffat Mecklin, 2008
2
Klan-Destine Relationships: A Black Man's Odyssey in
the Ku ...
A professional musician recounts his courageous, lifelong confrontations and conversations with members of the Ku Klux Klan in an attempt to unearth the roots of bigotry and foster harmony between black and white, often using music to ...
3
The Ku Klux
Klan: A History of Racism and Violence
Discusses the white supremacist movement, identifying its organizations and leaders of today. Includes an introduction by Julian Bond and conclusion by Morris Dees. Bibliography. Graphic photos.
4
Klansville, U.S.A:
The Rise and Fall of
the Civil Rights-era ...
Looks at the rise of KKK activity during the Civil Rights Movement of the 60s, focusing especially on the disproportionately large amount of Klan members in North Carolina.
5
Women of
the Klan: Racism and Gender in
the 1920s
In "Women of the Klan, "sociologist Kathleen M. Blee dismantles the popular notion that politically involved women are always inspired by pacifism, equality, and justice.
6
The Klan Unmasked: With a New Introduction by David Pilgrim ...
The author, who writes of his experiences as an undercover agent in the KKK after WWII, has added an afterword and new photos to this edition.
Traces the recent history of the Ku Klux Klan, looks at the viewpoints of individual men and women active in the Klan, and describes the reasons for the Klan's decline
8
Gospel According to
the Klan:
The KKK's Appeal to Protestant ...
Evaluates modern Ku Klux Klan activities through a lens of the organization's historical link to mainstream Protestant culture, revealing how the KKK effectively promoted its hatred agendas in the 1920s through manipulative public relations ...
9
The Fiery Cross:
The Ku Klux
Klan in America
The story of the development of the Ku Klux Klan, from its origins in the Reconstruction era to its position as a terrorist group in the 1980s
10
Backfire: How
the Ku Klux
Klan Helped
the Civil Rights Movement
"While focused on the Klan's activities in the twentieth-century, Backfire also looks beyond the abuses of the past.
David Mark Chalmers, 2005
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE KLAN»
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the Klan is used in the context of the following news items.
The Klans Vile Post-Charleston Recruiting Spree
Robert Jones, of the Royal White Knights in North Carolina, told The Daily Beast that the Klan is undergoing a national recruitment drive that coincidentally ... «Daily Beast, Jun 15»
Uncovering the Klan: Documentary filmmaker looks at 'Klansville USA'
Bob Jones stands among Klan members at a Ku Klux Klan rally in August 1964. Photo by Bruce Roberts/The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The ... «Chattanooga Times Free Press, Jan 15»
The Klans Call to Violence in Ferguson Blows the Lid Off Its …
It was only a matter of time before the Ku Klux Klan found a way to insert itself into the exceedingly tense situation in Ferguson, Missouri. As the family and ... «Daily Beast, Nov 14»
Klan Protests in Memphis Over Renaming of Three Parks
The Klan had called members across the country to Memphis. The rally was the latest response to the council's decision on Feb. 5 to rename parks whose ... «New York Times, Mar 13»
Can The Klan "Adopt-A-Highway"? Not In Georgia
This one probably isn't over yet. A local Georgia chapter of the Ku Klux Klan applied for permission to conduct regular trash clean ups along a state road, as part ... «NPR, Jun 12»
Stetson Kennedy, Who Infiltrated and Exposed the Klan, Dies at 94
Stetson Kennedy, a folklorist and social crusader who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s and wrote a lurid exposé of its activities, “I Rode With the Ku Klux ... «New York Times, Aug 11»
