| Ku Klux Terror: Birmingham, Alabama, from 1866-Present Contributor(s): Newton, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764343645 ISBN-13: 9780764343643 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Political Science |
| Dewey: 322.420 |
| LCCN: 2013931304 |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.06" W x 9.07" (0.75 lbs) 1756 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Everything you need to know about the bloody history of the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama, from its inception in 1866 to its current abominations, is here. During Reconstruction, the KKK redeemed the state for white, one-party rule, then disbanded. In 1915, it reappeared as a fraternal order and political vehicle. What started out as a small group of drunken Confederate veterans on horseback harassing freed slaves became a vast network of violent, power-hungry racists. The Klan committed its most atrocious crimes against the African-American civil rights movement from 1954 to 1969. Read about an innocent man whose irreparable mutilation was intended as a warning to a pastor who supported racial integration of schools. The Klan's most devastating hate crime of that era, the deadly bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, remained technically unsolved until 1977. Even today, the KKK and its philosophy endure. |
Contributor Bio(s): Newton, Michael: - Michael Newton has published 254 books since 1977, with 18 more scheduled for release through 2014. Ku Klux Terror is his sixth book from Schiffer Publishing. Others include five installments of the Strange Monsters series. He lives in Nashville, Indiana. |