The Ku Klux Klan in the City, 1915 - 1930 [Paperback]

Keneth T. Jackson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1992 | ISBN-10: 0929587820 | ISBN-13: 978-0929587820

For decades the most frightening example of bigotry and hatred in America, the Ku Klux Klan has usually been seen as a rural and small-town product–an expression of the decline of the countryside in the face of rising urban society. Kenneth Jackson's important book revises conventional wisdom about the Klan. He shows that its roots in the 1920s can also be found in burgeoning cities among people who were frightened, dislocated, and uprooted by rapid changes in urban life. Many joined the Klan for sincere patriotic motives, unaware of the ugly prejudice that lay beneath the civic rhetoric. Mr. Jackson not only dissects the Klan's activities and membership, he also traces its impact on the public life of the twenties. In many places—from Atlanta to Dallas, from Buffalo to Portland, Oregon—the Klan agitated politics, held immense power, and won elective office. The Ku Klux Klan in the City is a continuing and timely reminder of the tensions and antagonisms beneath the surface of our national life. "Comprehensively researched, methodically organized, lucidly written...a book to be respected."—Journal of American History.

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Comprehensively researched, methodically organized, lucidly written...a book to be respected. (Journal Of American History )

A very solid study...the research is awesome.... Highly commendable. (Journal Of Southern History )

About the Author

Kenneth T. Jackson is Jacques Barzun Professor of History and the Social Sciences at Columbia University and one of the nation’s preeminent urban historians. His other books include Crabgrass Frontier and Silent Cries.

Product Details

• Paperback: 348 pages
• Publisher: Ivan R Dee (March 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0929587820
• ISBN-13: 978-0929587820
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #814,118 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars KKK, July 5, 2000

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This review is from: The Ku Klux Klan in the City, 1915 - 1930 (Paperback)

The Klan in the City is such a sufficient book to explain how deep the roots of the Klan has reached by the time passed in that Mr. Jackson demonstrates that also some relatively newer cities have been in relation with the Klan. I really enjoyed reading the book, for I like reading books about America, particularly those ones that are about groups like the Klan. My only observation about the book is that it is concerned about the Klan in only 1920s. I would be more interested in it if only it contained more details about the first foundation of the Klan in 1865 after the Civil War. That's why I gave only 4 stars. Generally speaking, this is one the best books about the Klan that I can highly recommend.