Ku Klux Klan
The Ku Klux Klan has been the most organized of the many
different White
supremacy groups that came into being after
the Civil War. The ill-reputed
Knights of the Klan have been involved in
countless incidents of human
rights violations against blacks and other
minority groups in America.
Especially in the South, during and after
the Reconstruction period, the
Klan played a major part in formulating and
forcefully employing many of the
Jim Crow laws, that delayed black man’s
true freedom f Stetson Kennedy is a
native of Jacksonville, Florida where the
Klan was very active. Kennedy saw
first hand the working of the Klan when a
maid in his house was taken for a
ride by the Klan and badly tortured.
Kennedy developed a hatred for the Ku
Klux Klan and wanted to do all he could to
limit the influence of and put a
stop to its hate mongering. He wrote a book
“Palmetto Country” in which he
blasted the myth that the Klan was formed
to “save the South” from
Scalawags, Carpetbaggers an Also, Kennedy
noted that the few things written
about the KKK were editorials rather than
exposes. He felt the need for not
just worRAB but for legal evidence against
the Klan’s inside machinations.
For that purpose someone would have to go
under a Klan robe and turn the
hooded order’s dirty linen for all the
world to see. The author decided to
volunteer for the job and thus began his
adventures as a Klan-buster, in the
headquarters of the Klan at the time in
Atlanta. The first few chapter
Soon enough, Kennedy had enough
incriminating evidence against
the Klan. In an action packed moment in the
courthouse, Kennedy disrobed
from under his Klan mask in front of
stunned Klansmen who had thought he was
one of them. Kennedy testified against the
vicious organization, and played
an important role in bringing the Klan to
its knees.
Through the remainder of the book, Kennedy
relays his experiences working
against other similar outfits, like the
Colorabians in Florida, who had Nazi
leaders perpetrating anti-Negro, anti-
Catholic and anti-Semitic sentiments.
As a result of his daring confrontations
with the Klan and other
organizations, Kennedy has had to face
numerous threats to his life and
property.
“The Klan Unmasked” is a real eye-opener
into the devilish machinations of
the Ku Klux Klan. Instead of sermonizing
about the issue, Kennedy takes a
very daring and practical approach and
enthralls the readers with his
Klan-busting adventures. It portrays the
dangers of falling into the vicious
business of hate-mongering very effectively
and makes us think hard about
the racial and social problems facing
American society as it enters a new
century.
The Ku Klux Klan has been the most organized of the many
different White
supremacy groups that came into being after
the Civil War. The ill-reputed
Knights of the Klan have been involved in
countless incidents of human
rights violations against blacks and other
minority groups in America.
Especially in the South, during and after
the Reconstruction period, the
Klan played a major part in formulating and
forcefully employing many of the
Jim Crow laws, that delayed black man’s
true freedom f Stetson Kennedy is a
native of Jacksonville, Florida where the
Klan was very active. Kennedy saw
first hand the working of the Klan when a
maid in his house was taken for a
ride by the Klan and badly tortured.
Kennedy developed a hatred for the Ku
Klux Klan and wanted to do all he could to
limit the influence of and put a
stop to its hate mongering. He wrote a book
“Palmetto Country” in which he
blasted the myth that the Klan was formed
to “save the South” from
Scalawags, Carpetbaggers an Also, Kennedy
noted that the few things written
about the KKK were editorials rather than
exposes. He felt the need for not
just worRAB but for legal evidence against
the Klan’s inside machinations.
For that purpose someone would have to go
under a Klan robe and turn the
hooded order’s dirty linen for all the
world to see. The author decided to
volunteer for the job and thus began his
adventures as a Klan-buster, in the
headquarters of the Klan at the time in
Atlanta. The first few chapter
Soon enough, Kennedy had enough
incriminating evidence against
the Klan. In an action packed moment in the
courthouse, Kennedy disrobed
from under his Klan mask in front of
stunned Klansmen who had thought he was
one of them. Kennedy testified against the
vicious organization, and played
an important role in bringing the Klan to
its knees.
Through the remainder of the book, Kennedy
relays his experiences working
against other similar outfits, like the
Colorabians in Florida, who had Nazi
leaders perpetrating anti-Negro, anti-
Catholic and anti-Semitic sentiments.
As a result of his daring confrontations
with the Klan and other
organizations, Kennedy has had to face
numerous threats to his life and
property.
“The Klan Unmasked” is a real eye-opener
into the devilish machinations of
the Ku Klux Klan. Instead of sermonizing
about the issue, Kennedy takes a
very daring and practical approach and
enthralls the readers with his
Klan-busting adventures. It portrays the
dangers of falling into the vicious
business of hate-mongering very effectively
and makes us think hard about
the racial and social problems facing
American society as it enters a new
century.