Ku Klux Klan in 1920s Arkansas
«Ken Barnes has skillfully produced a work that is accessible to a general audience and one that offers new insights for historians. An undeniable contribution to Arkansas and American history." —Ben F. Johnson III, author of Arkansas in Modern America»
The Ku Klux Klan established a significant foothold in Arkansas in the 1920s, boasting more than 150 state chapters and tens of thousands of members at its zenith. Propelled by the prominence of state leaders such as Grand Dragon James Comer and head of Women of the KKK Robbie Gill Comer, the Klan established Little Rock as a seat of power second only to Atlanta. Les mer
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By the mid-1920s, internal divisions, scandals, and an overzealous attempt to dominate local and state elections caused Arkansas's Klan to fall apart nearly as quickly as it had risen. Yet as the organization dissolved and the formal trappings of its flamboyant presence receded, the attitudes the Klan embraced never fully disappeared. In documenting this history, Barnes shows how the Klan's early success still casts a long shadow on the state to this day.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- University of Arkansas Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781682261590
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
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«Ken Barnes has skillfully produced a work that is accessible to a general audience and one that offers new insights for historians. An undeniable contribution to Arkansas and American history." —Ben F. Johnson III, author of Arkansas in Modern America»