The late Michael Newton, an award-winning author of numerous books on topics ranging from cryptozoology to civil rights and organized crime, lived in Indiana.

• Table of ContentsPreface      Abbreviations      1. A Brief History of the Ku Klux Klan      2. Klanspeak      3. The Klan Kreed      4. Who’s Who in the Invisible Empire      5. A Gathering of Klans      6. Komrades in Arms      7. Mapping the Empire      8. Friends and Foes of the Klan in Politics      9. Reign of Terror      10. Policing Vigilantes      11. Covering the Klan      Appendix A: A Ku Klux Timeline      Appendix B: Selected Klan Documents      I. KKK Prescript of 1867      II. KKK Prescript of 1868      III. The Kloran      IV. Constitution and Laws of the UKA      V. Seven Symbols of the Klan      VI. Constitution of the Original Knights of the Realm of Louisiana      VII. Constitution of the WKKKKM      Bibliography      Index

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