In the early s a reborn Ku Klux Klan (kkk) exploded on the American scene. While the first Klan focused its hatred on the newly freed.
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- One hundred percent American : the rebirth and decline of the Ku Klux Klan in the s
- One Hundred Percent American: The Rebirth and Decline of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s
One Hundred Percent American
For a few years from coast to coast America was ablaze with burning crosses. It is remarkable that, given the significance of the Klan, a good general history of it has not been written—until now. Most users should sign in with their email address. If you originally registered with a username please use that to sign in.
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One hundred percent American : the rebirth and decline of the Ku Klux Klan in the s
Don't have an account? Organization of American Historians members Sign in via society site. Balanced and comprehensive, One Hundred Percent American explains the Klan's appeal, its limitations, and the reasons for its rapid decline in a society confronting the reality of cultural and religious pluralism. Pegram is professor of history at Loyola University Maryland. He has also taught at the Ohio State University. He is also the author of Battling Demon Rum: Private Interest and Public Policy in Illinois, — He lives with his family in Baltimore County, Maryland.
One Hundred Percent American: The Rebirth and Decline of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s
The Klan in s Society Chapter 2: Building a White, Protestant Community Chapter 3: White Supremacy and Anti-Catholicism Chapter 4: The Klan and Public Schools Chapter 5: Prohibition, Law, and Culture Chapter 6: The Problem of Hooded Violence Chapter 7: Historians and the Klan. He successfully challenges the idea that the Klan fit comfortably into the US mainstream in that confusing time: While not downplaying the Klan's violence, he also discusses the organization's other activities politics, volunteering, boycotts to show how even if it shared mainstream values racism, anti-Semitism, etc.
Well written, well organized, and worth the read. In the post—Civil War South, the Klan successfully blunted the efforts of Reconstruction, then faltered until its revival. Pegram shows how effective 'modern marketing and mass mobilization techniques' pushed it to national prominence during the s, a decade when Klansmen amassed political power in Indiana, Oregon, Oklahoma, and Texas. Pegram has made a useful contribution in the study of this highly fragmented movement. Pegram is at his best exploring the problems that bedeviled the Klan.
He does a superb job of providing examples of Klan activities across the country, and utilizes a wide array of secondary and primary sources to produce a well-written work that will interest general readers and academics alike.