mopey ruminates on the bizarre way he thinks the world ought to be:
cite?
Being 61 I really don't have to cite literature; I remember. Since the Klan existed prior to the Civil War, and I knew many people in the 50s and 60s who spoke fondly about their membership in the Klan, both past and, at that time, present; and since I remember the Black family that thought that they could move into the White neighborhood near my house, only to have their house set on fire while in their sleep along with the cross in their yard; and since I can clearly recall when (because of the federal government) the Klan began meeting serious opposition in the mid 60s, yet local and state governments in the South fought the feds since they were loaded down with Klansmen; and since, even in Indiana, where I lived, the Klan remained strong enough through the 60s that in the early 70s a banner still hung on the square in Martinsville that read, "Don't Let The Sun Set On Your A__ N____r.". Yes, I have a memory and I can speak of things I have seen with more authority than things I've read. If you wish to refit these facts then feel free to find references otherwise. Might I suggest starting with George Corley Wallace.
[Edit]. Did I forget to mention that one of the women that the Klan protected from her abusive, drunken husband (like I mentioned in my earlier post) was my grandmother. They warned my grandfather once, then next time they broke both his legs.