A history of the Ku Klux Klan founded in 1866 by six young men in Pulaski, Tennessee. Describes the brutal activities of this terrorist group against former slaves who tried to exercise their rights as free citizens. Provides personal accounts as well as information from other primary sources. Includes photographs, newspaper and magazine illustrations, and a civil rights timeline from 1863 through 2008.
year: 2010
call number/section: 1000, 322.4, 322.42, 363.97, 372
subjects: racism, united states, history, juvenile literature, hate groups, united states, race relations, juvenile literature, hate crimes, secret societies, ku klux klan (19th cent.), ku klux klan (1915- ), ku klux klan
Editions
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2010)
Documents the history and origin of the Ku Klux Klan from its beginning in Pulaski, Tennessee, and provides personal accounts, congressional documents, diaries, and more.
Schools: 26
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell
A history of the Ku Klux Klan founded in 1866 by six young men in Pulaski, Tennessee. Describes the brutal activities of this terrorist group against former slaves who tried to exercise their rights as free citizens. Provides personal accounts as well as information from other primary sources. Includes photographs, newspaper and magazine illustrations, and a civil rights timeline from 1863 through 2008.
Schools: 3
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell
Documents the history and origin of the Ku Klux Klan from its beginning in Pulaski, Tennessee, and provides personal accounts, congressional documents, diaries, and more.
Schools: 41