Life of a Klansman : a family history in white supremacy
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
395 pages : genealogical table, illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Status
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"An examination of the history of the author's family and its ties to white supremacist movements."--,Provided by publisher.
Description
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
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Prescott Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books | 305.8092 LECORGNE | Find It Now |
Prescott Valley Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books | 305.809 BAL | Find It Now |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Creoles -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century.
Ku Klux KLan -- Biography.
Lecorgne family.
Lecorgne, Constant, -- 1832-1886.
New Orleans (La.) -- Biography.
New Orleans (La.) -- Race relations -- 19th century.
Racism -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 19th century.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
White League (La.) -- Biography.
White supremacy movements -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 19th century.
Creoles -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century.
Ku Klux KLan -- Biography.
Lecorgne family.
Lecorgne, Constant, -- 1832-1886.
New Orleans (La.) -- Biography.
New Orleans (La.) -- Race relations -- 19th century.
Racism -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 19th century.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
White League (La.) -- Biography.
White supremacy movements -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 19th century.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ball, E. (2020). Life of a Klansman: a family history in white supremacy (First edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ball, Edward, 1958-. 2020. Life of a Klansman: A Family History in White Supremacy. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ball, Edward, 1958-. Life of a Klansman: A Family History in White Supremacy Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ball, Edward. Life of a Klansman: A Family History in White Supremacy First edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
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