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Summary
Forget the Hollywood hooded monster. In this sharp, fast-paced history, Miguel Thornton takes apart 20 stubborn myths about the Ku Klux Klan, from its origins and costumes to its politics, violence and surprising alliances. Drawing on archives, FBI files and leading scholarship, he shows where the legend ends and the documented record begins—and why the Klan was at once more ordinary and more dangerous than the clichés suggest. An essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how American extremism really works—and how its lies keep coming back.Book information
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Politics and Government, History
