In this episode, we are joined by friend of the show and scholar, Rasul Mowatt, to challenge the myth that the Ku Klux Klan began in Indiana, exploring the 1st wave of the Ku Klux Klan, known then as the “KuKlux.” We analyse the post-Civil War context that led to the rise of white supremacist groups, vigilantism, and the Klan's origins, spread, and eventual decline. We also delve into the role of other white supremacist groups in picking up the Klan's mantle, such as the Red Shirts. This is a part of a series covering each historical wave of the Klan. Join us as we uncover the true history of the Klan and its enduring impact.

Rasul A. Mowatt is a son of Chicago and a subject of empire, while dwelling within notions of statelessness, settler colonial mentality, and anti-capitalism. Rasul also functions in the State as a Department Head in the College of Natural Resources, as an Interim Department Head in the Division of Academic and Student Affairs, and as an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at North Carolina State University. He is the author of the book The Geographies of Threat and the Production of Violence: The City and State Between Us.

Some sources

White Terror: The Ku Klux Klan Conspiracy and Southern Reconstruction

https://lsupress.org/9780807178744/white-terror/

Hooded Americanism: The History of the Ku Klux Klan

https://www.dukeupress.edu/hooded-americanism

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00:04:22 - Monologue

00:08:15 - Opening Thoughts

00:35:45 - War & Vigilantism

01:08:13 - Kuklux Origins

01:42:26 - Red Shirts & Them

01:57:51 - Compromise Inevitable

02:01:59 - The Clansman & Psychology

Myth: The KKK Began in Indiana w/ Rasul Mowatt