The Black Hood of the Ku Klux Klan

by Jim Ruiz

Overview

This is one of the most unusual stories of the Ku Klux Klan and American law enforcement ever to be undertaken. Whereas violence toward blacks was an accepted part of the Klan credo, violence toward whites, particularly respected members of their communities, was virtually unknown until this case. Jim Ruiz, a Louisiana police veteran and historian, provides an exhilarating and compelling account of the brutal murder of two white men in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. The Black Hood of the Ku Klux Klan also delves into the investigation that followed the murders and demonstrates the iron grip of the Ku Klux Klan in the South during the early twentieth century. This is not merely a chronicle of one instance of extreme violence; this is a portrait of a society muted by fear and intimidation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781572920439
Publisher:	Austin & Winfield Publishers
Publication date:	07/01/1997
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	450
Product dimensions:	5.92(w) x 8.96(h) x 1.15(d)

Editorial Reviews

A historical investigation of the Klan's kidnapping and brutal murder of two white men on August 24, 1922 in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana and its aftermath. The author argues that many of the conditions brought to light by the investigation still exist in Louisiana today. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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