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Klan-destine Relationships Paperback – January 1, 2005

by Daryl Davis (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars 54 ratings
A professional musician recounts his courageous, lifelong confrontations and conversations with members of the Ku Klux Klan in an attempt to unearth the roots of bigotry and foster harmony between black and white, often using music to bridge the divide. IP.
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  1. Print length
    200 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    New Horizon Pr
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2005
  5. Dimensions
    7 x 1 x 8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0882822691
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0882822693
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ New Horizon Pr
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2005
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ First Paperback Printing
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 200 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0882822691
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0882822693
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 1 x 8 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #2,660,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 54 ratings

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4.4 out of 5 stars
54 global ratings

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Customers find this book to be a fantastic read with an amazing story, and one customer specifically mentions it as the best book on the KKK. They appreciate its enlightening nature, with one review noting its even-handed treatment of the subject matter. The writing quality receives mixed reactions from customers.

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9 customers mention "Readability"9 positive0 negative

Customers find the book fascinating and entertaining, with one noting it's the best book on the KKK.

"I enjoyed this book immensely...." Read more

"...Still interesting, but week pacing...." Read more

"...As good as Mr. Davis was on NPR the book was even better. It's one of those books that won't let you put it down until you finish it...." Read more

"Great read. The books reads very quickly...." Read more

6 customers mention "Story quality"6 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the story quality of the book, with one customer noting it is a true account about an African American.

"Fascinating book. Good writing, amazing story." Read more

"...This book is a true story about an African American who befriended Klan members. It is a historical book, and hard to find it under $100.00...." Read more

"...this remarkable account. I'd like to see this done right as a "special" on one of our documentary channels...." Read more

"This was a very revealing story and it was a good book to write a college paper on...." Read more

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Customers find the book enlightening, with one noting its even-handed approach to the subject matter.

"...Other than these discrepancies, the book was informative, eye-opening, and gave me a glimmer of hope...." Read more

"...Lives have changed and minds have opened. What a lesson for us all." Read more

"...He is fair and even handed in his treatment of the subject matter. I am surprised this book has not reached a wider audience...." Read more

3 customers mention "Writing quality"2 positive1 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the writing quality of the book.

"Fascinating book. Good writing, amazing story." Read more

"Not great writing, but a very interesting story about some pretty unsavory people. The author has a lot of courage." Read more

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Top reviews from the United States

  • C. Smith
    5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic read!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2013
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    I enjoyed this book immensely. I have always wanted to read a book written by a Black person and not a White person, regarding the Klan and such groups. Klan-Destine Relationships fit the bill. I only have 2 complaints - Daryl Davis got Emmett Till's age wrong (he was 14, not 13) and the names of the accused kidnappers/killers were mispelled in the case of J. W. Milam (he wrote Millam), and wrong in the case of Roy Bryant (Mr. Davis wrote Briandt). In a later chapter, Mr. Davis wrote that a certain Klansman was in court to witness a case concerning a fellow Klansman, then wrote that the man had not been there! Was he in court that day or was he not? Other than these discrepancies, the book was informative, eye-opening, and gave me a glimmer of hope. These die-hard racists/White supremacists were actually cordial, and even friends with, a Black man! Perhaps the members of Stormfront and other racist web communities should read this book. It may not change their minds or open their hearts, but then one never can tell with people.
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  • Carmody
    4.0 out of 5 stars Transcends its flaws
    Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2013
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    It has been a while since I got captured by a book that I could not put down until it was finished. Daryl Davis is a musician who experienced racism all his life. And so he decided to start meeting leaders of the Ku Klux Klan. He would call (or have his secretary call - he was a successful musician) Klan people to set up meetings, and just forget to mention he was black, and they would be surprised! Woo!

    The thing is... they would still talk to him. And they weren't all what he expected. And he started to make friends with them. And he'd attend Klan trials and Klan rallies and it would weird people out when these leaders would greet him friendly by name, and boy howdy we have a book.

    One thing you learn right away is that there is no one Ku Klux Klan - there are many splinter groups, some of which are rivals. Some more violent than others. (And yes, he gets to know some hate-crime murderers) There are the white supremacists and the white separatists, and they consider themselves very different.

    How do you make friends? You find common ground, and he does find common ground with people who believe Blacks are an inferior species who should all go back to Africa. The Klan members are mostly very anti-drug, as is Daryl. And who doesn't like country music?

    The conversations they have... wow. And it isn't just a bunch of interviews. Things happen. A Klan-friend of Daryl gets arrested on a trumped up charge, just because cops and judges often discriminate against people in the Klan. And the irony does not escape Daryl, although it does escape the Klan member. And if Daryl is friends with the leader of one Klan faction, members of another one don't really take kindly to that.

    In some cases - I really do mean "friends." Like socializing, calling on the phone, "how are you, pal?" friends.

    Three flaws: One - everyone in the book speaks in a similar voice. Given that I doubt Davis was allowed to tape-record his conversations, I'm assuming that the quotation marks are not to be taken literally, and he is writing dialogue around his memories. So that took some getting used to. Also, the chapters of the last fourth of the book get short and have a little less depth, as if he finished his book, and saw all these post-its and notecards that he forgot to include, so he wrote quick chapters. Still interesting, but week pacing. Finally, (and I didn't realize this until I was writing the review), while I got to know Klan leaders, it would have been nice if the book was a bit longer and had some more about rank-and-file members. My hunch is that Davis didn't talk to a lot of them; while a leader might be able to get away with talking to a Black person at a restaurant or home, I doubt a regular member would. But still, it would have been interesting.

    I am sure people got mad at this book, because we are supposed to think of The Klan as cardboard villains, or (if we are all progressive and liberal) as tragic ignorant manipulated figures. After reading this book, you see them as people, which was really Davis' point, but it puts you in another kind of minority.
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  • JB
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fact is more amazing than fiction!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2013
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    Who would ever consider challenging racism and hate with open understanding and curiosity? Instead of attacking, harboring anger, or seeking to expose and shame members of the KKK, Daryl Davis - musician playing with stars such as Chuck Berry and Eric Clapton - set out to sincerely comprehend the motives, thinking, and impetus behind their activities. In so doing, he befriends the highest echelons of Klan leadership, by proactively arranging meetings with the men in power. Knowing he's walking into danger with each face -to-face, with his conviction, courage, and search for truth as his only defenses, Daryl Davis not only opens doors of communication that lead to understanding and even friendship, but he also inspires conversions and transcendence over hate. Lives have changed and minds have opened. What a lesson for us all.
    17 people found this helpful
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  • Deborah Brower
    5.0 out of 5 stars Surprising, Enlightening and Entertaining
    Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2013
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    I tracked this book down after hearing Mr. Davis on NPR. As good as Mr. Davis was on NPR the book was even better. It's one of those books that won't let you put it down until you finish it. Mr. Davis knows how not to get in the way of his story. He is fair and even handed in his treatment of the subject matter. I am surprised this book has not reached a wider audience. Even more surprised no has turned it into a film.
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  • Jane
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best book that I have read in a long time
    Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2017
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    I love this man and what he is doing. I first saw him on Steve Harvey's show and couldn't wait to read the book. What a wonderful, brave man. I wish him the best and thank him for sharing this with us.
    Jane
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  • J. McCormack
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
    Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2012
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    Great read. The books reads very quickly. I was genuinely interested in what would transpire in each chapter and what each of the Klan members would reveal about their thoughts to Daryl. I would like to have dinner with Daryl some day. He is an interesting guy.
    6 people found this helpful
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  • Thankful
    5.0 out of 5 stars Klan-Destine Relationships
    Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2017
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    I purchased this book for my sister-in-law as a Birthday present, the book was expensive. I have read a little bit of it online. Will more than likely buy the kindle version so I can read it as well. This book is a true story about an African American who befriended Klan members. It is a historical book, and hard to find it under $100.00. The book that I purchased was a signed copy by the Author.
    5 people found this helpful
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  • Inspector T
    5.0 out of 5 stars Showing His Walk With God
    Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2017
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    I've just finished the reading of this book and as profound as its writing is through and through, a part that struck me most was; the portion mentioning the fashion model and her Police Chief father. The imagery of a Black man receiving an ovation at a KKK rally and a white policeman receiving a crowning of sorts from the NAACP. Would that both men remain standing whilst the two organizations would have no reason to continue to exist.

    D P, Roanoke Virginia
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  • Pebbles The Ginger Cat
    5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the 5 year wait.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 12, 2017
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    After seeing a programme about the author, Daryl Davis, on Channel 4 about 5 years ago, my husband announced he wanted to read his book.
    After looking on here and seeing prices of £ 70 + he decided he could wait until a cheaper copy came along. I kept checking the prices and finally one became available at a reasonable cost - the original selling price of the book !
    After 5 years of him wanting this tomb I proudly waited on Christmas morning for him to unwrap it, and he was totally overjoyed. Later that day he started to read it, and a week later it was finished. He was absolutely thrilled with it and proceeded to tell me all the amazing things he had learned about the Klan. Don't get it wrong though, this is not a book that promotes the Klan, their ideology or their methods of intimidating and abusing people. It's the story of how one black man in the deep south of the USA, systematically set about trying to understand the people who joined it's ranks and eventually became friends with several of them, eventually getting several to leave and get others to go as well.
    It ended up with these individuals understanding that colour of skin doesn't matter, leaving the KKK, and giving Daryl their robes, which he now displays in a room in his home.
    It's not your typical bedtime reading material, but is well written, funny at times, sad in places, and thought provoking. If quality of reading material is important to you, it's well worth spending some money on, but I really couldn't justify spending any more than a little over the cover price - but that's not just this book. That's any book in my opinion. Well worthy of an eye-opening read in to the more distateful side of human bigotry and hate.
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  • albion30
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2014
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    You know what you are getting with this book but definitely worth the read for the price of the book. Never realized the KKK was so wide spread but going by this book they don't seem to well organized or even that racist half the time if their relationship to the author is anything to go by.
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