Klansville, U. S. A. The Rise and Fall of the Civil Rights-Era Ku Klux Klan

Name: Klansville, U. S. A. The Rise and Fall of the Civil Rights-Era Ku Klux Klan
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ISBN: 9780199752027

ISBN-10: 0199752028

ISBN-13: 9780199752027

Edition: 2013

Authors: David Cunningham

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In the 1960s, on the heels of theBrown vs. Board of Educationdecision and in the midst of the growing Civil Rights Movement, Ku Klux Klan activity boomed, reaching an intensity not seen since the 1920s, when the KKK boasted over 4 million members. Most surprisingly, the state with the largest Klan membership--more than the rest of the South combined--was North Carolina, a supposed bastion of southern-style progressivism.Klansville, U.S.A.is the first substantial history of the civil rights-era KKK's astounding rise and fall, focusing on the under-explored case of the United Klans of America (UKA) in North Carolina. Why the UKA flourished in the Tar Heel state presents a fascinating puzzle…

Book details

List price: $58.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/14/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 9.30" wide x 6.40" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English



Introduction


The Rise of the Carolina Klan


"Rebirth of Klan Counters Moderate Action in State": The UKA and Southern Politics


UKA Recruitment in North Carolina Counties


Joining the Klan


Locating "Klansville, U.S.A."The Fall of United Klans


Epilogue


Notes


References


Index