The Ku Klux Klan In Western Pennsylvania 1921 1928

Author : John Craig
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781611461657

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The Ku Klux Klan in Western Pennsylvania, 1921–1928 by John Craig Pdf

Relying primarily on a narrative, chronological approach, this study examines Ku Klux Klan activities in Pennsylvania’s twenty-five western-most counties, where the state organization enjoyed greatest numerical strength. The work covers the period between the Klan’s initial appearance in the state in 1921 and its virtual disappearance by 1928, particularly the heyday of the Invisible Empire, 1923–1925. This book examines a wide variety of KKK activities, but devotes special attention to the two large and deadly Klan riots in Carnegie and Lilly, as well as vigilantism associated with the intolerant order. Klansmen were drawn from a pool of ordinary Pennsylvanians who were driven, in part, by the search for fraternity, excitement, and civic betterment. However, their actions were also motivated by sinister, darker emotions and purposes. Disdainful of the rule of law, the Klan sought disorder and mayhem in pursuit of a racist, nativist, anti-Catholic, anti-Jewish agenda.

Author : Cody McDevitt
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467142748

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Banished from Johnstown: Racist Backlash in Pennsylvania by Cody McDevitt Pdf

In 1923, in response to the fatal shooting of four policemen, the mayor of Johnstown ordered every African American and Mexican immigrant who had lived in the city for less than seven years to leave. They were given less than a day to move or would face crippling fines or jail time and were forced out at gunpoint. An estimated two thousand people uprooted their lives in response to the racist edict. Area Ku Klux Klan members celebrated the creation of a �sundown town� and increased their own intimidation practices. Figures such as Marcus Garvey spoke out in Pittsburgh against it as newspapers throughout the country published condemnations. Author and journalist Cody McDevitt tells the story of one of the worst civil rights injustices in Western Pennsylvania history.

Author : David J. Chalmers
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780822377818

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Hooded Americanism by David J. Chalmers Pdf

"The only work that treats Ku Kluxism for the entire period of it's existence . . . the authoritative work on the period. Hooded Americanism is exhaustive in its rich detail and its use of primary materials to paint the picture of a century of terror. It is comprehensive, since it treats the entire period, and enjoys the perspective that the long view provides. It is timely, since it emphasizes the undeniable persistence of terrorism in American life."—John Hope Franklin

Author : Andrew Myers,Robert Norrell
Publisher : NewSouth Books
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781603064460

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Historians in Service of a Better South by Andrew Myers,Robert Norrell Pdf

Amid the soaring oratory of Martin Luther King and the fiery rhetoric of George Wallace, scholars who worked with the Southern Regional Council during the civil rights movement spoke quietly, but with the authority of informed reason. Prominent among them was Professor Paul Gaston of the University of Virginia, who co-authored an influential analysis of school segregation, served as president of the SRC board, and authored The New South Creed. Gaston’s legacy of service includes his role as a mentor of historians. He oversaw more than two dozen dissertations at UVA from 1957 to the year 2000. These illuminated important aspects of the South and the civil rights movement while contributing to the growth of community and organizational studies within the field of social history. The articles in this Festschrift feature essays that he inspired among his students and colleagues.

Author : Adam Lee Cilli
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780820358895

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Canaan, Dim and Far by Adam Lee Cilli Pdf

Canaan, Dim and Far argues for the importance of Pittsburgh as a case study in analyzing African American civil rights and political advocacy in an urban setting. Focusing on the period from the Progressive Era to the end of World War II, this book spotlights neglected aspects of middle-class Black activism in the decades preceding the civil rights movement. It features a revolving cast of social workers, medical professionals, journalists, scholars, and lawyers whose social justice efforts included but also extended past racial uplift ideology and respectability politics. Adam Lee Cilli shows how these Black reformers experimented with a variety of strategies as they moved fluidly across ideologies and political alliances to find practical solutions to profound inequities. In the period under study, they developed crucial social safety supports in Black communities that buffered southern migrants against the physical, civil, and legal impositions of northern Jim Crow; they waged comprehensive campaigns against anti-Black stereotypes; and they built inroads into the industrial labor movement that accelerated Black inclusion. Committed to an expansive vision of economic and political citizenship, Pittsburgh’s activists challenged white America to face its contradictions and to live up to its democratic ideals.

Author : Alan H. Levy
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476642055

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Walter Alston by Alan H. Levy Pdf

Walter "Smokey" Alston is best known for his long and successful tenure as manager of the Dodgers--first in Brooklyn, then in Los Angeles. Yet few fans are aware of his years in the minors, where he honed the skills that would make him famous. Raised in rural Ohio, Alston graduated from Miami University, where he was noticed by scouts for the St. Louis Cardinals. Signed in 1935, he played on minor league teams in the Cardinals' system. He went to bat in the majors just once--and struck out. But Cardinals President Branch Rickey recognized other talents in Alston and made him a player-manager for several clubs. He steadily produced winning teams and in 1946 led the racially integrated Nashua "Little" Dodgers to a championship. In 1953, he was tapped to run the big club and over the next 23 seasons led the Dodgers to nine pennants and four World Series wins. This book traces Alston's rise through the minor and major leagues to become a Hall of Famer with more than 2000 career wins.

Author : James A. Delle
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813057132

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The Archaeology of Northern Slavery and Freedom by James A. Delle Pdf

Investigating what life was like for African Americans north of the Mason-Dixon Line during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, James Delle presents the first overview of archaeological research on the topic in this book, debunking the notion that the “free” states of the Northeast truly offered freedom and safety for African Americans. Excavations at cities including New York and Philadelphia reveal that slavery was a crucial part of the expansion of urban life as late as the 1840s. Slaves cleared forests, loaded and unloaded ships, and manufactured charcoal to fuel iron furnaces. The case studies in this book also show that enslaved African-descended people frequently staffed suburban manor houses and agricultural plantations. Moreover, for free blacks, racist laws such as the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 limited the experience of freedom in the region. Delle explains how members of the African diaspora created rural communities of their own and worked in active resistance against the institution of slavery, assisting slaves seeking refuge and at times engaging in violent conflicts. The book concludes with a discussion on the importance of commemorating these archaeological sites, as they reveal an important yet overlooked chapter in African American history. Delle shows that archaeology can challenge dominant historical narratives by recovering material artifacts that express the agency of their makers and users, many of whom were written out of the documentary record. Emphasizing that race-based slavery began in the Northeast and persisted there for nearly two centuries, this book corrects histories that have been whitewashed and forgotten. A volume in the series the American Experience in Archaeological Perspective, edited by Michael S. Nassaney

Author : Philip Jenkins
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000-11-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807862285

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Hoods and Shirts by Philip Jenkins Pdf

Extreme right-wing groups have always been a part of the American religious and political landscape. The era between the world wars, especially the 1930s, was a particularly volatile period, and by 1940, racist, nativist, and fascist groups had become so visible as to arouse public fears of insurrection and sabotage. In Hoods and Shirts, Philip Jenkins uses developments in Pennsylvania as a case study of the local activities and broader significance of organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan, the Italian Black Shirts, the Silver Legion, the German-American Bund, and Father Coughlin's Christian Front. Pennsylvania's cities were a stronghold of several of the most active extremist movements, and Jenkins argues that while the threats they posed were often exaggerated to benefit the solidarity of the political mainstream, a loose coalition of dozens of these groups nevertheless constituted a formidable political presence in the state. In chapters on each of the major organizations, Jenkins traces their common commitment to a fascist agenda as well as the ethnic and religious differences that divided them. His comprehensive analysis sheds new light on how these right-wing movements influenced the mainstream of American politics in the interwar years. Originally published in 1997. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Author : Shawn Lay
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1995-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780814751015

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Hooded Knights on the Niagara by Shawn Lay Pdf

'A first -rate study by one of the leading members of the new generation of scholars of the Ku Klux Klan. Lay offers the first look beneath the hood and robe of the Invisible Empire in a northeastern stronghold.

Author : Albert J. Menendez
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780786484935

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The Religious Factor in the 1960 Presidential Election by Albert J. Menendez Pdf

The candidacy of John F. Kennedy provoked widespread discussion of issues relating to church and state and to the role of Catholics in American politics. This text is the inside story of that dramatic campaign and is the first scholarly examination based on actual voting returns. It includes a detailed analysis of the vote in every state, revealing that religion affected the outcome of the election far more than previously thought. Kennedy lost more votes than he gained due to his religious affiliation, but by crafting a strong coalition, he prevailed in one of the closest races in presidential history.

Author : Philip Jenkins
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2001-08-30
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780195145977

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Pedophiles and Priests by Philip Jenkins Pdf

If we can believe the six o'clock news, there has been an epidemic of sexual abuse among the clergy, and especially among the Roman Catholic clergy. This study looks at the entire history of this mushrooming scandal, from the first rumblings to the explosion of headlines. -- Provided by publisher.

Author : Keith A. Zahniser
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781135878450

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Steel City Gospel by Keith A. Zahniser Pdf

Demonstrating the power religious language, ideas, and institutions had in shaping progressive reform in Pittsburgh, this cross-disciplinary study addresses significant debates in the fields of Progressive-Era political history and American religious history, while telling the story of an industrial city in a crucial era of change.

Author : Keith A. Zahniser
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781135878443

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Steel City Gospel by Keith A. Zahniser Pdf

Demonstrating the power religious language, ideas, and institutions had in shaping progressive reform in Pittsburgh, this cross-disciplinary study addresses significant debates in the fields of Progressive-Era political history and American religious history, while telling the story of an industrial city in a crucial era of change.

Author : Leonard J. Moore
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1997-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0807846279

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Citizen Klansmen by Leonard J. Moore Pdf

Indiana had the largest and most politically significant state organization in the massive national Ku Klux Klan movement of the 1920s. Using a unique set of Klan membership documents, quantitative analysis, and a variety of other sources, Leonard Moore p

Author : Emerson Hunsberger Loucks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1936
Category : Secret societies
ISBN : UOM:39015004261361

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The Ku Klux Klan in Pennsylvania by Emerson Hunsberger Loucks Pdf