Bibliograph

The second coming of the KKK, the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s and the American political tradition, Linda Gordon

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Label

The second coming of the KKK, the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s and the American political tradition, Linda Gordon

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The second coming of the KKK

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

971351860

Responsibility statement

Linda Gordon

Sub title

the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s and the American political tradition

Summary

By legitimizing bigotry and redefining so-called American values, a revived Klan in the 1920s left a toxic legacy that demands reexamination today

Table Of Contents

Introduction: "100% Americanism" -- Rebirth -- Ancestors -- Structures of feeling -- Recruitment, ritual, and profit -- Spectacles and Evangelicals -- Vigilantism and manliness -- KKK feminism -- Oregon and the attack on parochial schools -- Political and economic warfare -- Constituents -- Legacy: down but not out

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