Ku Klux terror : Birmingham, Alabama from 1866-present / Michael Newton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newton, Michael, 1951-2021, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--Alabama--Birmingham--History.

Ku Klux Klan (1915- ).

Ku Klux Klan (19th century)--Alabama--History.

Ku Klux Klan (19th century).

History.

Birmingham (Ala.)--Race relations--History.

Birmingham (Ala.).

Alabama.

Alabama--Birmingham.

Physical Description:

176 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Atglen, PA : Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., [2013]

Summary:

Everything you need to know about the bloody history of the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama, from its inception in 1866 to its current abominations, is here. During Reconstruction, the KKK "redeemed" the state for white, one-party rule, then disbanded. In 1915, it reappeared as a fraternal order and political vehicle. What started out as a small group of drunk Confederate veterans on horseback harassing freed slaves had became a vast network of violent, power hungry racists. The Klan committed its most atrocious crimes against the African-American civil rights movement from 1954 to 1969. Read about an innocent man whose irreparable mutilation was intended as a warning to a pastor who supported racial integration of schools. The Klan's most devastating hate crime of that era, the deadly bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, remained technically unsolved until 1977. Even today, the KKK and its evil philosophy endure. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Magic City 14

Chapter 2 Bull's Law 34

Chapter 3 Ace 61

Chapter 4 The Sting 76

Chapter 5 Invisible Empires 88

Chapter 6 Freedom Riding 105

Chapter 7 "Segregation Forever!" 122

Chapter 8 Bloody Sunday 132

Chapter 9 "Open Season" 144

Chapter 10 Justice Deferred 162.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-176).

ISBN:

0764343645

9780764343643

OCLC:

822019580

Publisher Number:

99955001035