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The Ku Klux Klan: History, Organization, Language, Influence, and Activities of America's Most Notorious Secret Society. By Michael Newton. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2007. 504p. acid free $95 (ISBN 0-7864-2787-6).
This work is the culmination of forty-five years of research by Newton and presents an encyclopedic view of all aspects of the Ku Klux Klan's (KKK) history, membership, and activities during its 140-year history. It is timely, as readers are reminded that the KKK is the oldest and most violent terrorist organization in American history and the progenitor of the white supremacist movements currently active in the United States. Other reference works on hate groups in general...