The Clansman: An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan
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The Clansman: An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan

by Jr. Thomas Dixon

"The Clansman: An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan" by Thomas Dixon Jr. is a novel published in 1905. Set during the Civil War and Reconstruction, it portrays the rise of the Ku Klux Klan from a pro-Confederate perspective. The story follows Northern and Southern families whose lives intertwine amid political upheaval, as the novel depicts Reconstruction as oppressive and presents the Klan as defenders of white Southerners. This controversial work sparked immediate outrage and was later adapted into the infamous film "The Birth of a Nation." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Originally issued 2008-08-09. Transcribed by Produced by Roger Frank and the Online DistributedProofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. This work is in the public domain in the United States. Sourced from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26240).
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The Clansman: An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan

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