October 1, 1999
Book Traces KlanÃs Quiet Years
Despite its reputation for single-minded hatred of blacks, the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama actually focused its hate on many targets, ranging from blacks to Catholics to women alleged to have loose morals, according to a new book by Glenn Feldman, Ph.D., assistant professor in the UAB Center for Labor Education and Research (CLEAR). ìPolitics, Society, and the Klan in Alabama 1915-1949î traces the twisted evolution of AmericaÃs premier racist organization during a period when many believe the Klan had died out. ìA small core of determined right-wing Klan members remained active from 1930 to 1954. Their targets were AlabamaÃs Communists, liberals, unionists, and blacks. KKK victims continued to be outsiders at odds with AlabamaÃs dominant culture, whether racially, religiously, politically, economically or morally.î Call Feldman at 205-934-2101, or e-mail [email protected].