This timely anthology describes how and why the Ku Klux Klan became one of the most influential social movements in modern American history.
In recent years, however, a growing body of scholarship has complicated that appraisal, emphasizing the KKK\'s strong links.
For decades historians have argued that the spectacular growth of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s was fueled by a postwar surge in racism, religious bigotry, and status anxiety among working-class white Americans.
This timely anthology describes how and why the Ku Klux Klan became one of the most influential social movements in modern American history