The only officially authorized history of the original Ku Klux Klan, written by the daughter of the founder of that organization in Alabama. Written to counteract the misrepresentations made about the original KKK and its activities, this now-suppressed book contains many astonishing "insider" insights, such as: * The KKK was financed from England by the Jewish former Secretary of State for the Confederacy, Benjamin P. Judah (who fled the South at the end of the Civil War); * The KKK's chief chaplain was a Roman Catholic; * The KKK's chief Justice was North America's 33rd Degree Mason leader; * The hood-for which the KKK became famous-was in fact outlawed by the original organization because so many people were using its disguise to commit crimes in the name of the KKK; * The original KKK's primary activity was political in nature, and their officers in various legislative bodies-reaching as high as the U.S. Senate-were focused on restoring white rule to the southern states; * When official KKK posses were formed, they were under strict orders never to dispense mob justice or engage in whippings, lynchings, or other abuse; * When rogue elements and non-KKK members started performing atrocities in the KKK's name, the leadership ordered the organization permanently disbanded, citing such abuse of its name as the primary reason for its closure. Written in a racially-paternalistic style, this work also clearly reveals the mindset which lay behind the slave-owning era: a false belief that the blacks were "content" and "loyal" under white rule-and that only a few Southerners understood and supported the view of Abraham Lincoln: namely, that they needed to be repatriated to Africa. A sensational historical document, vital for anyone wishing to gain a proper understanding of the Southern antebellum resistance to "Reconstruction." This edition has been completely reset, contains all the original images (digitally restored), and includes an index.

The first comprehensive examination of the nineteenth-century Ku Klux Klan since the 1970s, Ku-Klux pinpoints the group's rise with startling acuity. Historians have traced the origins of the Klan to Pulaski, Tennessee, in 1866, but the details behind the group's emergence have long remained shadowy. By parsing the earliest descriptions of the Klan, Elaine Frantz Parsons reveals that it was only as reports of the Tennessee Klan's mysterious and menacing activities began circulating in northern newspapers that whites enthusiastically formed their own Klan groups throughout the South. The spread of the Klan was thus intimately connected with the politics and mass media of the North. Shedding new light on the ideas that motivated the Klan, Parsons explores Klansmen's appropriation of images and language from northern urban forms such as minstrelsy, burlesque, and business culture. While the Klan sought to retain the prewar racial order, the figure of the Ku-Klux became a joint creation of northern popular cultural entrepreneurs and southern whites seeking, perversely and violently, to modernize the South. Innovative and packed with fresh insight, Parsons' book offers the definitive account of the rise of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction.

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the operations of the Ku Klux Klan in next to no time with this concise guide. 50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Ku Klux Klan’s activity over the past 150 years. This notorious organisation was founded in 1865 in the wake of the American Civil War, but although its stated aim was to protect the war-torn Southern states, it soon became a vehicle for brutal violence committed against the country’s black population and was disbanded as a result. However, it was revived by William J. Simmons in the early 20th century, and the second incarnation of the organisation proved more popular, more prejudiced and more bloodthirsty than ever before. Although its power waned in the following decades, and only isolated, depleted local cells can still be found today, the KKK remains a byword for prejudice, extremism and white supremacy worldwide. In just 50 minutes you will: • Learn about the circumstances that led to the KKK being founded in the wake of the American Civil War • Find out about the various attempts to revive the organisation since it was first disbanded • Understand the roles played by several key members of the KKK throughout the organisation’s history ABOUT 50MINUTES.COM | History & Culture 50MINUTES.COM will enable you to quickly understand the main events, people, conflicts and discoveries from world history that have shaped the world we live in today. Our publications present the key information on a wide variety of topics in a quick and accessible way that is guaranteed to save you time on your journey of discovery.