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Author Stallworth, Ron, author.

Title Black Klansman : race, hate, and the undercover investigation of a lifetime / Ron Stallworth.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Flatiron Books, 2018.
©2014

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  322.42 STALLWORTH    DUE 06-26-20 Billed
 Bloomfield at the Atrium  BIOG. STALLWORTH, R.    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  322.4209 STALLWORTH    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  322.4209 STALLWORTH    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  322.4209 STALLWORTH    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  322.4 STALLWORTH, RON    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  322.4 STA    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  322.4 STA    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  BIO STALLWORTH    Check Shelf
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Adult Department  322.4 STALLWORTH    Check Shelf

Edition First Flatiron books edition.
Description 191 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Note "Originally published in 2014 under the same title by Police and Fire Publishing"--Title page verso.
Contents A call from the Klan -- Jackie Robinson and Black Panthers -- I'm the voice, you're the face -- My new friend David -- Fireman and brimstone -- Part of our posse -- KKKolorado -- Induction -- Duke of Colorado -- Rocky Mountain fortress -- Up in smoke.
Summary Relates how African American detective Ron Stallworth went undercover to investigate the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado Springs in 1978, describing how he disrupted Klan activities and exposed white supremacists in the military during the months-long investigation.
"The extraordinary true story of a black police officer who goe undercover to investigate the KKK, the basis for the forthcoming major motion picture directed by Spike Lee and produced by Jordan Peele. When detective Ron Stallworth, the first black detective in the history of the Colorado Springs Police Department, comes across a classified ad in the local paper asking for all those interested in joining the Ku Klux Klan to contact a P.O. box, he responds with interest. He figures he'll receive a few brochures in the mail, maybe even a magazine, and learn more about a growing threat to his community. A few weeks later the office phone rings, and the caller asks Ron a question he thought he'd never have to answer, 'Would you like to join our cause?' This is 1978, and the KKK is on the rise in the United States. Its Grand Wizard, David Duke, has made a name for himself, appearing on talk shows and in major magazine interviews preaching a "kinder" Klan that wants nothing more than to preserve its heritage. Ron answers the caller's question that night with a yes, launching what is surely one of the most audacious and incredible undercover investigations in history. Ron recruits his partner Chuck to play the 'white' Ron Stallworth, while Stallworth himself conducts all subsequent phone conversations. During the months-long investigation, Stallworth sabotages cross burnings, exposes white supremacists in the military, and even manages to deceive David Duke himself. Black Klansman is an amazing true story that reads like a crime thriller. It's a searing portrait of a divided America and the extraordinary heroes who dare to fight back."--Jacket.
Subject Stallworth, Ron.
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
White supremacy movements -- United States.
Hate crimes -- United States.
Undercover operations -- United States.
African American police.
United States -- Race relations.
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Terrorism.
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) (OCoLC)fst00545624
African American police. (OCoLC)fst00799305
Hate crimes. (OCoLC)fst00951873
Race relations. (OCoLC)fst01086509
Undercover operations. (OCoLC)fst01160879
White supremacy movements. (OCoLC)fst01174715
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Nonfiction.
Nonfiction.
Autobiographies. (OCoLC)fst01919894
Nonfiction.
Autobiographies.
Added Title Black Klansman : a memoir
ISBN 9781250299048 (hardcover)
1250299047 (hardcover)
9781250299055 (paperback)
1250299055 (paperback)
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