The Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi: A History

by Michael Newton

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476678245
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	06/26/2020
Pages:	252
Sales rank:	277,421
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

The late Michael Newton, an award-winning author of numerous books on topics ranging from cryptozoology to civil rights and organized crime, lived in Indiana.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

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     

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