Search Results: Ku Klux Klan from Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB

New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. Hardcover. xvii, 292p., illus., very good condition in like dust jacket.

Atlanta: The Kourier, 1936. Newsletter. Four-panel brochure folded from a single sheet, about 5x8 inches, very good. First issue of a bulletin on issues related to education, put out by The Kourier, a Ku Klux Klan magazine. Not found in OCLC., though it is possible that it may have been laid into issues of The Kourier and is not cataloged separately. Reports that a convention of the Superintendents' Department of the NEA in St. Louis was packed with Communists, "And these are the men who hire and fire the teachers of American school children." Also includes an article opposing the New Deal and a warning that public funds might go to support Catholic schools.

Atlanta: The Kourier, 1936. Newsletter. Four-panel brochure folded from a single sheet, about 5x8 inches, minor toned area at lower right corner, "KKK" in red pencil at top. First issue of a bulletin on issues related to education, put out by The Kourier, a Ku Klux Klan magazine. Not found in OCLC., though it is possible that it may have been laid into issues of The Kourier and is not cataloged separately. Reports that a convention of the Superintendents' Department of the NEA in St. Louis was packed with Communists, "And these are the men who hire and fire the teachers of American school children." Also includes an article opposing the New Deal and a warning that public funds might go to support Catholic schools.

Tuscaloosa, AL: United Klans of America, 1972. Newspaper. 8p., tabloid format newspaper, fold-creased, paper toned, "KKK" added in red pencil over the title. Robert M. Shelton was the "Imperial Wizard" of this group, the incarnation of the KKK behind the bombing of the Birmingham church that killed four children in 1963.

New York: Random House, 1943. Hardcover. viii, 504p., first edition dark blue buckram boards; cover cloth a little "handled," title page bears a couple faint dust-marks, the rear hinge has a mild crack. A good-only copy. No dust jacket.

Paris: Editions Sylleps, 1995. Pamphlet. 22p., 11.75x4 inches; staplebound wraps, a bit handled, but otherwise in very good condition. French journal conveying the lesser known American left to French-language readers covering topics from the AFL-CIO to Mumia Abu-Jamal to Labor Notes.

Paris: Crapouillot, 1953. Magazine. 78p., mild handling wear, very good. Illustrated sections on various secret societies, including the Freemasons, the Black Hand, and six pages on the KKK (including two lynching photos). Text in French. Also included are two heavily foxed issues from 1936 and 1939. French satirical magazine begun by Galtier-Boissiere in the trenches of WWI. The title is derived from trench warfare black humor meaning a combination of "the little toad" & "small trench mortar

New Orleans: National Association for the Advancement of White People, nd. Ephemera. 8.5x11 inch fundraising letter by David Duke; slightly edgeworn, else in very good condition.

New York: Young Socialist Alliance, 1971. Pamphlet. 31p., wraps, 8.5x11 inches, very good condition. Third edition. Includes material about Klan attacks on Socialists.

Denver: William L. Blessing, 1955. Newsletter. Twenty-eight mimeographed newsletters, generally staplebound packets of several pages, but the earliest one a single sheet from November 1948 titled "My personal opinion is that the hidden hand and powerful undercover forces now control America." Later issues sometimes have variant titles, listed below. On many issues the original recipient has penciled the date of receipt as well as "Native Fascist," "Anti-Semitic" or similar terminology on the first page; some issues rather toned (particularly the first, which also has minor edge chipping), one with the pages loose but present, otherwise generally very good condition, mostly 8.5x11 inches with a couple of 8.5x14 inch issues. After the 1948 leaflet, later issues are from February 1949, June, August (titled "Danger Danger Danger") and September 30, 1950; January, July, August 1951; February (titled "Strictly Personal"), March (misdated 1951 with the year corrected in pencil), April (titled "Blessing's… Read More

Brooklyn, NY: Progressive Labor Party, 1980. Magazine. 71p., stapled wraps, 8 x 10.75 inches, front wrap vertically creased, pages evenly toned else good condition. Articles on Iran, organizing in Tupelo and Detroit, and more.

Hollywood, CA: Horace Lackey, 1934. Pamphlet. 32p. staplebound pamphlet, initials on cover, otherwise mild handling wear. The author describes himself as a commander of a "semi-secret anti-Communistic organization," without coming out and clearly stating that he was actually a Klan lecturer of some prominence in the Los Angeles area. He was at the time of writing a card-carrying member of the Utopian Society, but he criticizes its leadership here at length.

Denver: William L. Blessing, 1955. Newsletter. Thirty-seven issues of the weekly newsletter, slightly varying size but averaging around 8.5x11 inches, length ranging from 8 to 24 pages per issue. On many issues the original recipient has penciled comments such as "Native Fascist" in the corner of the front cover. Issues present are the following: Vol. 4 nos. 43, 46-48, 50, 51; vol. 5 nos. 1-13; vol. 6 nos. 44, 49; vol. 7 nos. 19 (volume erroneously given as 1), 21; later issues are whole numbers 343, 349, 350, 359-366, 383, 386, and 409. The fundamentalist preacher, a former Klansman born in 1900, founded the "House of Prayer for All People" in Denver, Colorado. These newsletters mix fevered anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and anti-Communism with alleged prophecies from the Bible about current events. Many of the sermons he delivered at the House of Prayer are included. Blessing became enamored with Hollow Earth theories, and some of his material included here about such topics as "The Earth's… Read More

Vienna, VA: Founders Press, 1968. Pamphlet. Four panel brochure advertising the 1968 book, 4x9 inches, light handling wear, else very good condition. Rarick was a right-wing Louisiana congressman and Ku Klux Klan member.

Atlanta: [Ku Klux Klan], [194-]. Sticker. 3.5x3.75 inch gummed label, fine condition, unused. Intended for public posting. The letters stand for Unity before Victory. Media reports from soon after the outbreak of WWII suggest that the appearance of these stickers in public places caused confusion, but the PO Box address at the bottom belonging to the headquarters of the Georgia Klan made their source clear. The FBI tracked their distribution around the country beginning in 1941 (before the US joined the war, when they were meant to signify prioritizing unified "Americanism" over the British "V for Victory" campaign).

Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1994. Hardcover. xx, 300p., very good hardcover in dust jacket, personal inscription by the author on the title page.