Title: The Ku Klux Klan; a century of infamy.
Authors: Randel, William Peirce, 1909-
Publisher: Chilton Books
Year: 1965
Subjects: Ku-Klux Klan (1866-1869); Ku Klux Klan (1915- ); Ku Klux Klan (19th century); Ku Klux Klan (19th century)
Abstract: This book traces the Klan from its beginning as a social club which quickly developed into a army of white-robed night-riders dedicated to restoring white supremacy during Reconstruction. After a period in the early Twenties, extending its opposition to Catholics, Jews and recent immigrants.
Contents: 1. The birth of the Klan -- 2. White supremacy -- 3. The Klan impeaches a governor -- 4. South Carolina : the lawless temper -- 5. The way of the scalawag -- 6. The Klan and the northern teacher -- 7. Georgia scenes -- 8. Friction in Florida -- 9. The Freedmen's Bureau -- 10. The battle of the books -- 11. The Klan revived -- 12. A Klan for all seasons -- 13. Forecast: continued turbulence.