They Called Themselves the K.K.K.: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781441871572 (1441871578)
Publish date: August 23rd 2010
Publisher: Brilliance Corporation
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Non Fiction,
History,
Cultural,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade,
African American,
American History,
High School
This is not a comprehensive history of the KKK. As the title says, it's the birth, the first decade, and when the group was at its most powerful. At one point, Nathan Bedford Forrest, one of the founding fathers of the KKK and a man more honored in his home state than any of the presidents born ther...
This engaging but disturbing history book for teens starts by describing the climate of the U.S. at the end of the Civil War and then focuses on the rise and fall of the KKK during the Reconstruction era, with an epilogue about the 20th and 21st century. Well-presented, with many illustrations and d...