Gospel according to the Klan : the KKK's appeal to Protestant America, 1915-1930 /

"To many Americans, modern marches by the Ku Klux Klan may seem like a throwback to the past or posturing by bigoted hatemongers. To Kelly Baker, they are a reminder of how deeply the Klan is rooted in American mainstream Protestant culture. Most studies of the KKK dismiss it as an organization...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Baker, Kelly J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, [2011]
Series:Culture America.
Subjects:
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) > History > 20th century.
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
Ku-Klux-Klan
1900-1999
Geschichte 1915-1930.
Protestantism > United States > History > 20th century.
Protestantisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Protestantism.
Protestantismus
United States.
USA
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "Let's get behind Old Glory and the church of Jesus Christ": religion, American narratives, and the 1920s Klan
  • "Thank God for the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan": the Klan's protestantism
  • "Take the Christ out of America, and America fails!": the Klan's nationalism
  • "God give us men": the Klan's Christian knighthood
  • "The sacredness of motherhood": white womanhood, maternity, and marriage in the 1920s Klan
  • "White skin will not redeem a black heart": the Klan's whiteness, white supremacy, and American race
  • "Rome's reputation is stained with protestant blood": the Klan-Notre Dame Riot of May 1924
  • "Guardians of privilege": what the Klan tells us about American (religious) history
  • "Passing the torch": the Klan's brand in America.

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