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The Second Ku Klux Klan's success in the 1920s remains one of the order's most enduring mysteries. This study explores the nature of fraternities, and the overlap between the Klan and Freemasonry. Drawing on untouched archival resources, it presents a detailed analysis of the Klan and its relationship with the traditions of American fraternalism.
List of contents
Introduction, Chapter 1 – Klanishness: Brotherhood in the Invisible Empire, Chapter 2 – Freemasonry’s Fighting Brother: Militancy, Fraternalism and the Ku Klux Klan, Chapter 3 – Kluxing America: The Use and Abuse of the Masonic Reputation, Chapter 4 – Hate At $10 a Package: Selling the Invisible Empire, Chapter 5 – Hooded Freemasons: Dual Membership and Conflict in Local Lodges, Chapter 6 – Dallas Klan No.66 and Anaheim Lodge No.207: A Case Study of Two Communities, Chapter 7 – Friend or Foe? Grand Masters’ Responses to the Ku Klux Klan, Chapter 8 – The Collapse of the Second K.K.K., Conclusion - An "Invisible" Empire?
About the author
Miguel Hernandez is Lecturer in Twentieth Century American History in the Department of History at the University of Exeter.
Summary
The Second Ku Klux Klan’s success in the 1920s remains one of the order’s most enduring mysteries. This study explores the nature of fraternities, and the overlap between the Klan and Freemasonry. Drawing on untouched archival resources, it presents a detailed analysis of the Klan and its relationship with the traditions of American fraternalism.
