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2 results foundAuthor: Brister, Paul D. Title: Ku Klux Rising: Toward an Understanding of American Right Wing Terrorist Campaigns Summary: Since 1866, the Ku Klux Klan has been able to muster three distinctive and sustained campaigns of terrorism, commonly referred to as the three “waves” of Klan violence. The first occurred between 1866 and 1871, the second between 1915 and 1928, and the third from roughly 1954 to the mid-1960s. Subsequent to the third wave, the Klan unsuccessfully attempted another resurgence in the mid-1970s/early 1980s but was snuffed out before a campaign could be triggered. By studying the three most successful Klan campaigns of the past (granting that each varied in scope, intensity and outcome) alongside the failed campaign attempt of the 1970–1980s, this dissertation will investigate which commonly cited factors and conditions were, in fact, associated with the rise of the KKK’s campaigns of terrorism. Ultimately, the dissertation finds that four factors—the presence of a safe haven, organizational structure, leadership, and recruitment techniques—are necessary and jointly sufficient to explain Klan campaign emergence. By combining these factors in a manner which better reflects their interplay, a model offering greater explanatory value emerges. The first significant set of correlates is the presence or absence of safe havens and their relation to the organizational structure chosen by Klan leadership. The second set of correlates is the ability of the Klan to downplay its core ideology and effectively frame a recruitment message which resonates with a pre-existing dominant social narrative—a narrative usually based on mythologized history or an unfalsifiable belief system. As will be explained in concluding chapters, the probabilistic model that emerges when these factors combine proves more effective in explaining and predicting campaigns of Klan terrorism than simply listing these factors as if they are not consciously combined for effect. Details: Monterey, CA: Naval Postgraduate School, 2011. 292p. Source: Internet Resource: Dissertation: Accessed July 2, 2012 at: http://www.hsdl.org/?view&did=691628 Year: 2011 Country: United States URL: http://www.hsdl.org/?view&did=691628 Shelf Number: 125447 Keywords: Domestic TerrorismKu Klux Klan (U.S.)Radical GroupsRight Wing Groups |
Author: Baudouin, Richard, ed. Title: Ku Klux Klan: A History of Racism and Violence, Sixth Edition Summary: This report on the history of the Ku Klux Klan, America’s first terrorist organization, was prepared by the Klanwatch Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Klanwatch was formed in 1981 to help curb Klan and racist violence through litigation, education and monitoring. Details: Birmingham, AL: Southern Poverty Law Center, 2011. 60p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 14, 2012 at http://cdna.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/downloads/publication/Ku-Klux-Klan-A-History-of-Racism.pdf Year: 2011 Country: United States URL: http://cdna.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/downloads/publication/Ku-Klux-Klan-A-History-of-Racism.pdf Shelf Number: 126032 Keywords: Domestic Terrorism (U.S.)Ku Klux Klan (U.S.)Radical Groups (U.S)Right Wing Groups (U.S.) |