Life of a Klansman : a family history in white supremacy / Edward Ball.
| Author/creator |
Ball, Edward, 1958- author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2020 |
| Description | 395 pages : illustrations, maps, genealogical table ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Portion of title | Family history in white supremacy |
| Contents | Prologue: Our Klansman -- The Ku-Klux Act -- Grands blancs / Big Whites -- Tribes -- Introduction to an Atrocity -- White Terror -- Petits blancs / Little Whites -- Redemption. |
| Abstract | "An examination of the history of the author's family and its ties to white supremacist movements."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract | Sifting through family lore about "our Klansman" as well as public and private records, Ball reconstructs the story of his great-great grandfather, Constant Lecorgne. A white French Creole, father of five, and working class ship carpenter, Lecorgne had a career in white terror of notable and bloody completeness: massacres, night riding, masked marches, street rampages-- all part of a tireless effort that he and other Klansmen made to restore white power when it was threatened by the emancipation of four million enslaved African Americans. Ball also sought out descendants of African Americans who were once victimized by Lecorgne and his comrades, and shares their stories. -- adapted from jacket |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Genre/form | Biography. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2020003403 |
| ISBN | 9780374186326 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0374186324 hardcover |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | F379 .N553 L433 2020 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |