Ku Klux Klan America's First Terrorists Exposed -- David Jacobs

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.<br><br><b>Author:</b> David Jacobs, Patrick O'Donnell<br><b>Publisher:</b> Booksurge Publishing<br><b>Published:</b> 10/24/2006<br><b>Pages:</b> 334<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.99lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.70d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781419649783<p></p>