Everyday Klansfolk White Protestant Life and the KKK in 1920s Michigan

Name: Everyday Klansfolk White Protestant Life and the KKK in 1920s Michigan
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ISBN: 9780870139956

ISBN-10: 0870139959

ISBN-13: 9780870139956

Edition: 2011

Authors: Craig Fox

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In 1920s Middle America, the Ku Klux Klan gained popularity not by appealing to the fanatical fringes of society, but by attracting the interest of #x1C;average#x1D; citizens. During this period, the Klan recruited members through the same unexceptional channels as any other organization or club, becoming for many a respectable public presence, a vehicle for civic activism, or the source of varied social interaction. Its diverse membership included men and women of all ages, occupations, and socio- economic standings. Although surviving membership records of this clandestine organization have proved incredibly rare, Everyday Klansfolk uses newly available documents to reconstruct the life…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Publication date: 2/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 274
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



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Tables


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Marketing, Membership, and Merchandise: The Klan Brand Comes to Town



The Knights in Image and Idea: Popular Klannish Fantasy, Self-Portrayal, and Political Demonology



An Everyman's Klan: Behind the Masks in Newaygo County



The Invisible Empire and Small-Town Sociability: Klan Recruitment Channels in Newaygo County



Community, Church, and Klan: The Civic Lives of Ordinary Klansfolk and the Social Functions of KKK Pageantry


Epilogue


Notes


Bibliography


Index