The Second Coming of the KKK by Linda Gordon

Linda Gordon's book on the second coming of the KKK is incredibly dense and full of information from various sources. Despite only using a fraction for this episode, it is a fantastic read for those interested in American radical right-wing extremism. The book claims that the rise of the second KKK was directly inspired by the 1915 movie, Birth of a Nation. Woodrow Wilson, who loved the movie, famously described it as writing history with lightning, which is quite troubling considering his views on Nazism.