Author:
Leamer, Laurence, author.
Imprint:New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2016.
Description372 pages, [16] pages of plates : ill. ; 24 cm
Note:Prologue: Fists against the earth -- Part 1: Night of the burning cross. Klan business ; A public display ; Thirteen knots ; "Good job, Tiger" ; A precious enclave ; The Klan's signature ; The value of things ; Bloody nails ; An open casket ; A major injustice ; Missionary work ; Prayers in the night ; A lesser crime ; Black sheep ; A capital offense ; The second-most-hated man ; A matter of justice ; "The forces of evil" ; "Sizzling of the flesh" ; A verdict -- Part 2: A time of judgment. "Where in the hell" ; Sunday school ; Turning back the tide ; "Who is Shelton?" ; The day of reckoning ; Freedom rides ; A personal brawl ; Riding again ; Eternal vigilance ; The schoolhouse door ; Good working people ; "Seeds of hate" ; A race thing ; Scrawny pine ; A follower of Christ ; A pain in the stomach ; A political prisoner ; Never ; Censored ; Lowering the boom ; Private matters ; Fighting the fight ; A wannabe -- Part 3: Roll call of justice. "Novel, but unlikely" ; An eye for an eye ; A clear and powerful message ; Natural consequences ; A book of prophecy ; "As you lie, you forget" ; Intruders in the night ; "Blood will flow" ; Shots in the night ; The end of an era ; Sending a signal ; Curveballs ; "Nice job, Daddy" ; Purity of the race ; A jury of one's peers ; Trading places ; "That's my mom" ; Remembrance ; A question of justice ; Death has no hold -- Where are they now?
Note:Describes the brutal killing of a young black man and subsequent conviction of two Klansmen in 1981 Alabama and the civil suit that exposed the true motives and philosophy of the organization and ultimately bankrupted them.
