The Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi: A History

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-4766-7824-5
Verlag: MCFARLAND & CO INC

Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

Since 1866 the Ku Klux Klan has been a significant force in Mississippi, enduring repeated cycles of expansion and decline. Klansmen have rallied, marched, elected civic leaders, infiltrated law enforcement, and committed crimes ranging from petty vandalism to assassination and mass murder. This is the definitive history of the KKK in Mississippi, long recognized as one of the group’s most militant and violent realms. The campaigns of terrorism by the Klan, its involvement in politics and religion, and its role as a social movement for marginalized poor whites are fully explored.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Newton, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Reconstruction and “Redemption” (1866–1877)
- 2. Hiatus and Revival (1877–1921)
- 3. Invisible Empire (1921–1944)
- 4. A Closed Society (1944–1962)
- 5. “A Ticket to the Eternal” (1963–1969)
- 6. “Yesterday, Today, Forever” (1970–2007)
- Chapter Notes
- Bibliography
- Index

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Newton is an award-winning author of numerous books on topics ranging from cryptozoology to civil rights and organized crime. He lives in Indiana.