| Portion of title |
Black man's odyssey in the Ku Klux Klan |
| Contents |
pt. 1 Living in black and white -- 1. Growing up -- 2. The silver dollar -- 3. Under arrest -- 4. The phone call -- pt. 2 Tales of the dragons -- 5. Roger Kelly, Grand Dragon -- 6. Searching for the stereotype -- 7. Tony LaRicci, former Grand Dragon -- 8. Private investigation -- 9. Visiting my prison pen pal -- 10. One version of the truth. |
| Contents |
pt. 3 Crossing the lines of racism -- 11. A cross-burning -- 12. The enigmatic klansman -- 13. Marching with the KKK -- 14. The dragon's den -- 15. Reverse discrimination at a black institution -- pt. 4 Stereotypical kluxers and other right-wingers -- 16. Grand Klaliff Chester Doles -- 17. Music, fireworks and the Klan -- 18. Trial of a klansman -- 19. The Imperial Wizard -- 20. Let's try it again (the klansman's appeal) -- 21. Albert Pike, Hugo Black and Robert Byrd -- 22. Roy Frankhouser -- 23. The Holocaust Museum. |
| Contents |
pt. 5 Self-destruction of a klan -- 24. Assault with intent to murder? -- 25. Deja vu -- 26. More conversations in jail -- pt. 6 Klan-destine relationships -- 27. My friend Tom Tarrants -- 28. The silent klanslady -- 29. The exalted Cyclops -- 30. Attacked -- 31. My day in court -- 32. My first rally -- 33. "Akin" -- 34. Death and life in the Klan. |
| Abstract |
""After 129 years of nothing but violence and hatred, it's time we get to know one another on a social basis, not under a cover of darkness," explains Grammy Award winning pianist Daryl Davis of his extraordinary journey into the heart of one of America's most fanatical institutions - the Ku Klux Klan." "Driven by the need to understand those who, without ever having met him, hate him because of the color of his skin, Daryl decides to seek out the roots of racism." "His mesmerizing story, told in gritty words and startling photographs, is both harrowing and awe-inspiring." "Finding that the Klan is entrenched not only in the Deep South but in his own neighborhood, Davis sets out to meet Roger Kelly, Imperial Wizard of the Invincible Empire Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. After a cathartic first encounter at the end of which Kelly poses for pictures, as long as "we don't have to stand with our arms around each other," the two slowly form as close a friendship as a Black man and a Klansman can." "Through Kelly and others, Davis begins to infiltrate the Klan, gaining real insight into its workings and members' minds." "Using music to bridge the seemingly uncrossable gulf between the Klan's hatred and the Black man's rage, Davis travels an uncharted road filled with gripping highs and lows."--Jacket. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner Rare copy gift of Gene and Susan Roberts, 2016. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Davis, Daryl. Klan-destine relationships. Far Hills, NJ : New Horizon Press, ©1998 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Davis, Daryl. Klan-destine relationships. Far Hills, NJ : New Horizon Press, ©1998 |
| LCCN | 97066564 |
| ISBN | 0882821598 |
| ISBN | 9780882821597 |
