Religion and the Ku Klux Klan

Religion and the Ku Klux Klan
Author: Juan O. Sánchez
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2016-04-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 1476624534

As with other terrorist and extremist organizations, religion forms the basis of the Ku Klux Klan's dogmatic philosophy, providing justification for its beliefs and actions. The Klan represents a link to America's cultural past. While America has undergone tremendous social change, the secretive order has, since the end of the Civil War, kept alive the antiquated values--predicated on racism and religion--of white supremacism. Covering nearly a century of Klan ideology, this book examines the group's religious rhetoric in its literature and songs, from its heyday during the 1920s to 2014.