Books like Ku-Klux by Elaine Frantz Parsons

Many mid 20th century American government programs created to help citizens survive and improve ended up being heavily biased against African-Americans. Katznelson documents this white affirmative action, and argues that its existence should be an important part of the argument in support of late 20th century affirmative action programs.

The Lynching tells the true story of the 1981 murder of Michael Donald by the KKK and the trials that brought the Klan to its knees, revealing the organization’s impact on race relations in America.

Examines the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan in America, exploring its impact on race relations, political culture, and social dynamics during the early 20th century.

Ignorant. Brutal. Male. One of these stereotypes of the Ku Klux Klan offer a misleading picture. In "Women of the Klan," sociologist Kathleen Blee unveils an accurate portrait of a racist movement that appealed to ordinary people throughout the country. In so doing, she dismantles the popular notion that politically involved women are always inspired by pacifism, equality, and justice. "All the better people," a former Klanswoman assures us, were in the Klan. During the 1920s, perhaps half a million white native-born Protestant women joined the Women's Ku Klux Klan (WKKK). Like their male counterparts, Klanswomen held reactionary views on race, nationality, and religion. But their perspectives on gender roles were often progressive. The Klan publicly asserted that a women's order could safeguard women's suffrage and expand their other legal rights. Privately the WKKK was working to preserve white Protestant supremacy. Blee draws from extensive archival research and interviews with former Klan members and victims to underscore the complexity of extremist right-wing political movements. Issues of women's rights, she argues, do not fit comfortably into the standard dichotomies of "progressive" and "reactionary." These need to be replaced by a more complete understanding of how gender politics are related to the politics of race, religion, and class.

A concise chronological study of the Ku Klux Klan from 1866 to the present, detailing its evolution from post‑Civil War lynchings to modern militia‑era violence.

A factual account of the Ku Klux Klan’s rise after the Civil War, detailing its origins, ideology, and impact on American society for adolescent readers.