Introduction
Chapter 1. The Klan Appears
Chapter 2. Kleagles and Crosses
Chapter 3. The Visible Empire
Chapter 4. It Takes Riots
Chapter 5. Carnegie Aftermath
Chapter 6. Deadly Parade
Chapter 7. Lilly Trials
Chapter 8. Pennsylvania Knights
Chapter 9. Toward A New Klan
Chapter 10. Decline
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
John M. Craig is professor of history at Slippery Rock University.
Craig provides an in-depth analysis of the rise and fall of the
1920s Ku Klux Klan in western Pennsylvania. Supported by an
exhaustive list of sources, the author persuasively shows that the
Klan was extremely active in the area. Relying heavily on newspaper
accounts and trial records, he explains that the Klan’s early
emphasis on almost theatrical gestures (going masked to churches or
civic meetings to present checks, burning crosses on hills, holding
large parades) allowed it to rapidly attract members, especially a
surprisingly high percentage of young men. Similarly, Craig shows
how violent confrontations with Klan opponents (sometimes resulting
in the deaths of innocent bystanders) and the resulting criminal
trials of Klan members (combined with the scandals plaguing the
organization’s national leaders) explain the Klan’s rapid decline
in the region. He also provides a glimpse of the women of the Ku
Klux Klan and their agreements and conflicts with their male
counterparts. . . .Anyone studying the 1920s Klan or Pennsylvania
history will find the work indispensable. Summing Up: Highly
recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.
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