| Notre Dame Vs. the Klan: How the Fighting Irish Defeated the Ku Klux Klan Contributor(s): Tucker, Todd (Author) |
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ISBN: 0829417710 ISBN-13: 9780829417715 Publisher: Loyola Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: In 1924, students of the University of Notre Dame and members of the Ku Klux Klan faced off in a violent confrontation in South Bend, Indiana. This shocking and true hidden chapter in Catholic and American history is recounted in Notre Dame vs. The Klan, the story of two uniquely American institutions that rose to power amidst rampant anti-Catholicism and collided during a riotous weekend. In defeating the Klan, Notre Dame helped Catholics overcome widespread prejudice and take place as accepted members of mainstream America. Told from the perspectives of the then-president of Notre Dame, the former Grand Dragon of the KKK, and a Notre Dame student who participated in the riot, the book details the rise of Notre Dame- from its humble roots in a small village in France to its reputations as an academic leader and football power-and the parallel trajectory of the KKK in Indiana. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - History | Social History - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion |
| Dewey: 378.772 |
| LCCN: 2003027927 |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 6.32" W x 9.22" (1.31 lbs) 261 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Catholic - Chronological Period - 1920's - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Indiana - Locality - South Bend, Indiana - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Todd tells of the weekend in May 1924 when members of the anti-Catholic organization and students at the Catholic university fought in South Bend, Indiana. To that conflict he traces the decline of the Klan in Indiana and the acceptance of the university and Catholics more generally in the US. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews |