The Ku Klux Klan has wielded considerable power both as a terrorist
group and as a political force. Usually viewed as appearing in
distinct incarnations, the Klans of the 20th century are now shown
by Glenn Feldman to have a greater degree of continuity than has
been previously suspected. Victims of Klan terrorism continued to
be aliens, foreigners, or outsiders in Alabama: the freed slave
during Reconstruction, the 1920s Catholic or Jew, the 1930s labor
organizer or Communist, and the returning black veteran of World
War II were all considered a threat to the dominant white culture.
Feldman offers new insights into this "qualified continuity"
among Klans of different eras, showing that the group remained
active during the 1930s and 1940s when it was presumed dormant,
with elements of the "Reconstruction syndrome" carrying over to the
smaller Klan of the civil rights era.
In addition, Feldman takes a critical look at opposition to Klan
activities by southern elites. He particularly shows how opponents
during the Great Depression and war years saw the Klan as an
impediment to attracting outside capital and federal relief or as a
magnet for federal action that would jeopardize traditional forms
of racial and social control. Other critics voiced concerns about
negative national publicity, and others deplored the violence and
terrorism.
This in-depth examination of the Klan in a single state, which
features rare photographs, provides a means of understanding the
order's development throughout the South. Feldman's book represents
definitive research into the history of the Klan and makes a major
contribution to our understanding of both that organization and the
history of Alabama.
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