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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Baker, Kelly.
Gospel according to the Klan : the KKK's appeal to Protestant
America, 1915–1930 / Kelly J. Baker.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-7006-1792-0 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN 978-0-7006-2447-8 (pbk : alk. paper)
ISBN 978-0-7006-2456-0 (ebook)
1. Ku Klux Klan (1915– )—History—20th century.
2. Protestantism—United States—History—20th century.
I. Title.
HS2330.K63B337 2011
322.4'2097309042—dc22
2011014243
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