The FBI and the KKK - A Critical History (Paperback, Annotated edition)

Although on the face of it the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Ku Klux Klan seem to be very different organizations, they have more in common than one might imagine. In fact, the Bureau and the Klan share a long and complicated history.Beginning with their first confrontation in 1922, this book examines the similarities, covert collaborations and common goals of the FBI and the KKK. After briefly describing the history of each, it explores the development of their association and the specific ways in which each organization furthered the other's goals.The book traces eighty years of parallel development and the conservative attitudes that drew the FBI and the KKK together, especially in the area of civil rights. Political, societal and historical contributions to the atmosphere that encouraged this complicity are explored in detail. Statistics regarding Klan membership, racial violence and a suspicious lack of federal involvement lend support to the author's analysis of events. Special emphasis is placed on the leaders of each group, especially J. Edgar Hoover, who shaped the very foundation of the FBI. The final chapters cover more recent events, up-to and including those following the 1995 bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2009
First published:	February 2009
Authors:	Michael Newton
Dimensions:	179 x 256 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	248
Edition:	Annotated edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-4072-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Criminal investigation & detection Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Associations, clubs, societies > Freemasonry & secret societies Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7864-4072-4
Barcode:	9780786440726

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