The Klan

340 Pages·1996·45.773 MB·English

by  Patsy Sims

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The Klan
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ExcerptsfromDonWhitehead'sbookAttackonTerror:TheFBIAgainst
theKuKluxKlaninMississippireprintedbypermissionofFunk&Wagnalls,
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"MississippiMagic"copyright© 1969UnitedArtistsMusicCo.,Inc.
Allrightsreserved.Usedbypermission.
Copyright© 1996byPatsySims
PublishedbyTheUniversityPressofKentucky
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Sims,Patsy. —
TheKlan/PatsySims. [2nded.,rev.]
p. cm.
Includesbibliographical referencesand in—dex.
ISBN0-8131-1994-4 (cloth:alk.paper). ISBN-8131-0887-X
(paper:alk.paper)
l.Ku KluxKlan (1915- ) I.Title
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In memory of
myfather,for instilling in me his lovefor words,
and my mother,forpassing on hersense ofadventure
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Contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
1 EnteringtheInvisibleEmpire 1
2 DaleReusch:TossingHisHoodintotheRing 8
3 SignsoftheTimes 29
4 BobJones:TheTattooedDragon 3
5 AttheFillingStation 48
6 RobertScoggin: InsidetheKlavern 50
7 EdDawson:AFewRegrets 68
8 TheDaytheKlanReturnedtoPulaski 73
9 ThePoet 87
10 RobertShelton:TheSalesman 89
11 G.T.Miller:TakingontheKlan 114
12 IraDeMent:TheDefender 123
13 TheBirminghamBombings 124
14 TheWarning 147
15 DavidDuke:TheImageMaker 152
16 Bogalusa:ABattlegroundRevisited 197
17 TheAgent 205
18 TheWhiteKnightsofMississippi 207
19 TommyTarrants:ARepentantRebel 232
20 JamesVenable:TheWizardofStoneMountain 247
21 Calvin Craig:OnceaKlansman 258
22 Maryland:TheStrugglesWithin 266
23 BillChaney:ThePurpleRobe 282
Glossary 292
ThePeopleofKlanCountry 295
Bibliography 300
Index 302
Illustrationsfollowpage 112
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