654. The Ku Klux Klan: The Rise of Evil (Part 1)
March 23, 2026
Description
How did the three iterations of the Ku Klux Klan come into being in 1866, 1915, and the late 1940s? What was the impact of the American Civil War and the Abolition of slavery in 1863 on the rise...
Books Referenced
White Terror: The Ku Klux Klan Conspiracy and Southern Reconstruction
Author: Allen Trelease
Context:
Described as 'a brilliant book on the first clan' and 'the definitive book' on the first Ku Klux Klan, which has been supplemented by more recent historians but remains the authoritative source.