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They Called Themselves The K.K.K.: The Birth Of An American Terrorist Group (2010)

by Susan Campbell Bartoletti(Favorite Author)

3.81 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

061844033X (ISBN13: 9780618440337)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

HMH Books for Young Readers

review 1: Bartoletti, S. C. (2010). They called themselves the K.K.K: The birth of an American terrorist group. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. InformationalThis was a sadly boring book that could have been so much more. While it did have great interviews with people in the KKK, the book did not quite show the perspective that I thought it would. The stories are not neatly organized in chronological order. It did not answer the question that I wanted answered as to why these men joined the KKK. I felt as though all of the interviews said that my neighbor made me join. I know that there had to be more to it than peer pressure. I did enjoy the pictures that went with the book and would use those in a history class on the Civil Right Movement. Grades 4-8.
review 2: They Calle... mored Themselves the KKK was one of the most interesting and fascinating books I have ever read. These type of books, where they go in to depth about parts in history has always made me so intrigued with the type of genre. Bartoletti wrote this book with such detail and understating of what really happened in this era towards the end of the Civil War. She begins the story with talking about six former Confederate soldiers who really disliked and were a bit frightened by Union rule and the threat it had on racial equality. It starts off with a few 'members' and going on to the following chapters the members turned into a Klan. The Klan is depicted in the book as to be destructive and violent. There are parts in the book where Bartoletti really gives you the idea of what it was like to be a victim of the KKK. Not only does she include interviews from victims of the KKK but also former members as well which was quite chilling to read. Towards the end of the book, it tells how the federal government puts a stop to the Klan that was made possible thanks to the Civil Rights Act 1871. I really enjoyed this book and loved learning about more or this era that I had never knew before. I do think that for a child, there are parts that would appear to be too violent or unfriendly to read. Though-this is a topic that I would want to and love to come across in my future classroom. This was a time in history that completely changed the way we view racism now and I believe it is important to introduce into the classroom. less

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