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They Called Themselves The KKK (2000)

by Susan Campbell Bartoletti(Favorite Author)

3.81 of 5 Votes: 5

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review 1: I was so excited to finally read this book. This kind of book caught my eye because all of it is real. When I am reading about something that actually happened in real life it gets me more interested in the book. My former knowledge about the KKK is very slim, so that is another reason why I picked this book. When I first found out how the KKK became a group I was surprised of how it happened and where they got some of their ideas from. I think it was very interesting to know that some of their rules in their group came from fraternities that they had before. To me I thought it was kind of crazy that even back then they would have rituals and would haze the new people who wanted to join, just how it is now. When reading this book there was so much information, but it was e... morexplained in a way that I did not get overwhelmed or bored over it. Instead of just spitting out date after date, they did a great job of having quoted from different people back then and using vocabulary in a way that you can fully understand. The various pictures, posters, letters, and maps that were displayed all throughout the book were amazing. I loved how when you were reading you could actually sit there and picture what it was like back then, because of the pictures or letters that were displayed in such great detail. It also did a great job of showing how bad the slaves and their family's had it compared to the whites who owned the slaves at the time. In the letters that are displayed you get to see the emotions and voice that are coming out in their writing and hear it from the people who had to go through all of this. Overall I really loved this book even though it is a informational text and I normally stay far away from those because they remind me of textbooks. This one really stuck with with because it was a huge subject that I did not know a whole lot about.
review 2: The story tells of the rise on the infamous Ku Klux Klan, this book takes an in-depth look at the dawn of America’s own legendary terrorist group. With white sheets hiding their faces, riders said they were ghosts of confederate soldiers haunting any former slaves who dared to act as a free man. The book begins by explaining how the south lost the war, and slaves were soon to overcome their masters. This lead to an uprising by those who were not so pleased with the idea of abolishing slavery. As six friends gathered and founded their own secret fraternity, one of the most horrific gangs in the United States’ history was born. This is a great resource for older elementary student as well as middle and high school students. less

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