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The Ku Klux Klan in Western Pennsylvania, 1921 1928

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Relying primarily on a narrative, chronological approach, this study examines Ku Klux Klan activities in Pennsylvania s twenty-five western-most counties, where the state organization enjoyed greatest numerical strength. The work covers the period between the Klan s initial appearance in the state in 1921 and its virtual disappearance by 1928, particularly the heyday of the Invisible Empire, 1923 1925. This book examines a wide variety of KKK activities, but devotes special attention to the two large and deadly Klan riots in Carnegie and Lilly, as well as vigilantism associated with the intolerant order. Klansmen were drawn from a pool of ordinary Pennsylvanians who were driven, in part, by the search for fraternity, excitement, and civic betterment. However, their actions were also motivated by sinister, darker emotions and purposes. Disdainful of the rule of law, the Klan sought disorder and mayhem in pursuit of a racist, nativist, anti-Catholic, anti-Jewish agenda."

Pages: 274

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Lehigh University Press

Release: October 27, 2014

ISBN: 1611461642

ISBN 13: 9781611461640

The Ku Klux Klan in Western Pennsylvania, 1921 1928

John Craig

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Pages: 274

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Lehigh University Press

Release: October 27, 2014

ISBN: 1611461642

ISBN 13: 9781611461640

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