Reproduction of the original: Ku Klux Klan Secrets Exposed by Ezra Asher Cook

Reproduction of the original: Ku Klux Klan Secrets Exposed by Ezra Asher Cook

"Ku Klux Klan Secrets Exposed: Attitude toward Jews, Catholics, Foreigners and Masons. Fraudulent Methods Used. Atrocities Committed in Name of Order" by Ezra A. Cook Cook was known for his exposes, and his tackling of the Ku Klux Klan, one of the darkest societies in American history, is perhaps the best example of that. Between the 1880s and the 1900s, the group went through multiple types of public perception. This book exposes those perceptions as well as the ways in which its members managed to commit their acts without widespread public outcry.

The aftermath of the Civil War saw the Ku Klux Klan founded as a white supremacist insurgency of former Confederate rebels. But the Klan saw its greatest growth in the first decades of the 20th century. By 1925, with a membership of about four million, it was established in every state of the Union. Fueling its incredible growth was a potent combination of public relations expertise and high-pressure sales tactics applied to the business of hate. Its sinister legacy still confronts us today. Collected here for the first time is a massive dossier of original source material documenting this bizarre episode of American history. Materials include government reports; long-hidden pages from the Klan's own handbook; pro- and anti-Klan articles from newspapers and magazines of the period; and much more, including the complete text of Ezra A. Cook's classic piece of investigative reporting, "Ku Klux Klan: Secrets Exposed." All unabridged.

Intertwining stories about the invention of Superman as a defender of the little guy, his rise as a media force, and the real fight against the Ku Klux Klan demonstrate how a mythical hero could take on the fight for civil rights.

A memoir of the author's involvment with the Ku Klux Klan. He introduced the KKK to Tennessee while recruiting new members there and later became disenchanted with the group after learning about their racist ideology. The book begins with a history of the origins of secret societies in medieval Germany and the KKK.