395 pages :illustrations, genealogical table ;24 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Prologue: Our Klansman --The Ku-Klux act --Grands blancs /Big whites --Tribes --Introduction to an atrocity --White terror --Petits blancs /Little whites --Redemption.
"An examination of the history of the author's family and its ties to white supremacist movements."--Provided by publisher.
1.Lecorgne, Constant,--1832-1886.2.Lecorgne family.1.Creoles--Louisiana--History--19th century.2.Racism--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--19th century.3.Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Louisiana--New Orleans.4.White supremacy movements--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--19th century.Dynamic Details