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Title: They Called Themselves the KKK
Author: Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Narrator: Dion Graham, Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-23-10
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 74 votes
Genres: History, 20th Century
Publisher's Summary:
A thoroughly-documented, chilling history of one of the worlds most recognizable extremist groups, this is the true story of terrorism in America.
Boys, let us get up a club. With these chilling words, six restless young men raided the linens at a friends mansion, pulled pillowcases over their heads, hopped on horses, and cavorted through the streets of Pulaski, Tennessee. They called their new club the Ku Klux Klan, and it quickly grew into the self-proclaimed Invisible Empire, with secret dens spreading across the South.
Award-winning author Susan Campbell Bartoletti weaves together vivid personal accounts from oral histories, congressional documents, and diaries in this enlightening, surprising, and disquieting story, which has received a slew of starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and other esteemed publications. Her extensive research places the length of the Klans history into a larger context that sheds new light on the roots of hate groups.
When you purchase They Called Themselves the KKK, youll get exclusive bonus audio from a conversation with the author and Audie Award-winning narrator Dion Graham.
Members Reviews:
not about the kkk
this book hardly mentions the kkk. it instead describes the perils and difficult times of african americans during the reconstruction period post civil war in detail. it's quite interesting in that respect, but i wanted to hear how the kkk grew and why it still exists in america, etc. i feel it was advertised as something that it was not.
Good Information
This is a well-researched recounting of the history of the KKK. I've read other books on the subject that were more comprehensive in scope, but went on to the point where it was difficult to remember the point of the books. This one is brief, to the point, and authoritative.
They Called Themselves th KKK
Would you consider the audio edition of They Called Themselves the KKK to be better than the print version?
I wished I could of seen thew images in the book, but loved lisening to it.
What did you like best about this story?
I liked the history behind the book. How much detail the author put into it.I absolutely loved this author's work. She is a Newberry Honor-winning author of Hitler Youth and Sibert Award-winning author of Black Potatoes. I want to read more of her books.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Afterr listening to it, it really made me think of how hard it was for ewveryone back after the war.
Any additional comments?
The beginning of the book:Boys, let us get up a club. With those words, six restless young men raided the linens at a friends mansion, pulled pillowcases over their heads, hopped on horses, and cavorted through the streets of Pulaski, Tennessee. The six friends named their club the Ku Klux Klan, and, all too quickly, their club grew into the self-proclaimed Invisible Empire with secret dens spread across the South.This is the story of how a secret terrorist group took root in Americas democracy. Filled with chilling and vivid personal accounts unearthed from oral histories, congressional documents, and diaries, it is a book to read and remember.The Ku Klux Klan arose after the Civil War and quickly became a terrorist organization spreading fear and hatred throughout the United States.
