Knights of the Ku Klux Klan

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The author of this story conducted an extensive investigation of the Klan in the headquarters at Atlanta, Georgia, in Washington, nearly 20 years ago, and elsewhere throughout the country, and recently at Atlanta made a thorough search of its entire organization. His story is eminently fair, and describes only facts concerning the Ku Klux Klan, past and present. The story is not in any sense an "expose" of the Ku Klux Klan, nor is it a defense, but an accurate description of this national organization, which is reported to be increasing its membership at the rate of more than 1,000 a day. Colonel Jones is not a member of the Ku Klux Klan and was not born in the South, so that he made his investigation without any prejudice one way or the other, and solely from the viewpoint of the trained and impartial writer, bent on getting all the facts concerning the Klan, and writing the history in an accurate and interesting manner. -- Publisher's note. This book provides a detailed history of the Klan, including its origins, its rise to power in the early 20th century, and its decline in the mid-20th century. Jones also explores the Klan's ideology, which is based on white supremacy, anti-Semitism, and anti-Catholicism. He examines the Klan's rituals and symbols, including the infamous white hood and robe, and discusses the organization's use of violence and intimidation to achieve its goals. -- thriftbooks.com