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Hooded Knights on the Niagara: The Ku Klux Klan in Buffalo, New York
Shawn Lay
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Description for Hooded Knights on the Niagara: The Ku Klux Klan in Buffalo, New York
Paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 312.
They came in the dead of night, marking the homes and businesses of their enemies with crude symbols and dire warnings. They plotted against those of other religious faiths and circulated secret lists of alleged traitors to the community and nation. They mailed anonymous threats to those who refused to be intimidated into silence, all the while claiming that they were the true champions of American justice and freedom. The above may seem an accurate description of the sinister activities that distinguished the Ku Klux Klan in the early twentieth century, but in Buffalo, New York, and, in fact, throughout ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
Number of Pages
214
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814751022
SKU
V9780814751022
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About Shawn Lay
The award-winning author and editor of two previous books on the Ku Klux Klan, Shawn Lay teaches history at the University of Georgia.
Reviews for Hooded Knights on the Niagara: The Ku Klux Klan in Buffalo, New York
A first-rate study by one of the leading members of the new generation of scholars of the Ku Klux Klan. Lay offers the first look beneath the hood and robe of the Invisible Empire in a northeastern stronghold.
Robert A. Goldberg,author of Hooded Empire: The Ku Klux Klan in Colorado A welcome complement to recent work on the Klan ... Read more
Robert A. Goldberg,author of Hooded Empire: The Ku Klux Klan in Colorado A welcome complement to recent work on the Klan ... Read more