The Modern Ku Klux Klan

A former member offers an insider account of a secretive organization, recounting his joining and withdrawal and exposing its structure, oaths, rituals, regalia, and methods of recruitment and propaganda. The narrative documents organized campaigns of racial and religious agitation, internal discipline, and instances of lawlessness, and compares the contemporary movement with its earlier counterpart. Supplementary material includes reproductions of prescripts and rituals, discussion of legal and civic remedies, and an account of a major press exposure and subsequent congressional attention.