Peddlers of Hate

Name: Peddlers of Hate
ISBN: 9781962645706

Release Date:: 1 January 2026
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ISBN:: 9781962645706

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"Oregon's legacy of white supremacist organizing stretches from the state's foundation as a white Eden to the Bundys and the Proud Boys. The resurgent Ku Klux Klan found fertile ground in Oregon in the 1920s. Between 1915 and 1944, KKK members in Portland numbered 22,000-just under half the number counted in Chicago (which led the nation in urban membership), despite having roughly one-tenth of the population. The Klan successfully backed elected officials and stifled critical media coverage. And their reach was not limited to the city; they gained power and influence throughout the state. Scholars have explored various aspects of the Oregon Klan over the years, from David Horowitz's Inside the Klavern (about La Grande) to Jeff LaLande's The Jackson County Rebellion (about Southern Oregon). With Peddlers of Hate, journalist Steve Law gives a general overview of the KKK in Oregon in the 1920s, examining the group's rise, electoral successes, and decline across the state. He draws on published and unpublished secondary sources, new research, and interviews with leading scholars"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN 9781962645706