Ten Dollars to Hate - The Texas Man Who Fought the Klan

Ten Dollars to Hate tells the story of the massive Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s--by far the most "successful" incarnation since its inception in the ashes of the Civil War--and the first prosecutor in the nation to successfully convict and jail Klan members. Dan Moody, a twenty-nine-year-old Texas district attorney, demonstrated that Klansmen could be punished for taking the law into their own hands.

"Bernstein's offering is a must-read for those interested in Texas history and for those seeking to better understand the tenor of our own times."--Southwestern Historical Quarterly

"Bernstein has done Texas and the country a favor by documenting Moody's bravado and vanquishing of the Klan"--Corpus Christi Caller-Times

About the author

PATRICIA BERNSTEIN is the author of The First Waco Horror: The Lynching of Jesse Washington and the Rise of the NAACP and the president of Bernstein and Associates, a public relations firm in Houston. She has published articles in Texas Monthly, Smithsonian, and Cosmopolitan.

Summary

Tells the story of the massive Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s - by far the most "successful" incarnation since its inception in the ashes of the Civil War - and the first prosecutor in the nation to successfully convict and jail Klan members. Dan Moody, a twenty-nine-year-old Texas district attorney, demonstrated that Klansmen could be punished for taking the law into their own hands.

Product details

• Authors: Patricia Bernstein
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781623497187
• ISBN: 978-1-62349-718-7
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 231 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 558 g
• Series: Sam Rayburn Series on Rural Li; Sam Rayburn Series on Rural Life; Sam Rayburn Series on Rural Li; Sam Rayburn Series on Rural Life; Sam Rayburn Rural Life, Sponso
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science