The Invisible empire in the West : toward a new historical appraisal of the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s /
This timely anthology describes how and why the Ku Klux Klan became one of the most influential social movements in modern American history. For decades historians have argued that the spectacular growth of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s was fueled by a postwar surge in racism, religious bigotry, and...
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Urbana :
University of Illinois Press,
[1992], ©1992
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Table of Contents:
- Historical interpretations of the 1920s Klan: the traditional view and recent revisions / Leonard J. Moore
- Denver: queen city of the Colorado realm / Robert A. Goldberg
- Imperial outpost on the border: El Paso's frontier Klan no. 100 / Shawn Lay
- The invisible empire and the search for the orderly community: the Ku Klux Klan in Anaheim, California / Christopher N. Cocoltchos
- A battle of empires: the Klan in Salt Lake City / Larry R. Gerlach
- Robe and gown: the Ku Klux Klan in Eugene, Oregon / Eckard V. Toy
- Order, solidarity, and vigilance: the Ku Klux Klan in La Grande, Oregon / David A. Horowitz
- Conclusion: toward a new historical appraisal of the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s
- Introduction: The Second Invisible Empire
- Historical Interpretations of the 1920s Klan: The Traditional View and Recent Revisions
- Denver: Queen City of the Colorado Realm
- Imperial Outpost on the Border: El Paso's Frontier Klan No. 100
- 1 The Invisible Empire and the Search for the Orderly Community: The Ku Klux Klan in Anaheim, California / Leonard J. Moore
- 2. A Battle of Empires: The Klan in Salt Lake City / Robert A. Goldberg
- 3. Robe and Gown: The Ku Klux Klan in Eugene, Oregon / Shawn Lay
- 4. Order, Solidarity, and Vigilance: The Ku Klux Klan in La Grande, Oregon / Christopher N. Cocoltchos
- 5. Conclusion: Toward a New Historical Appraisal of the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s / Larry R. Gerlach
- 6. Contributors / Eckard V. Toy
- 7. Index / David A. Horowitz.