When evil lived in Laurel : the "White Knights" and the murder of Vernon Dahmer / Curtis Wilkie.
"The inside story of how a courageous FBI informant helped to bring down the KKK chapter responsible for a brutal civil rights-era killing. By early 1966, the civil rights work of Vernon Dahmer, head of the Forrest County chapter of the NAACP and a dedicated advocate for voter registration, was well-known in Mississippi. This put him in the crosshairs of the White Knights, one of the most violent sects of the KKK in the South-which carried out his murder in a raid that burned down his home and store. A riveting account of the incident and its aftermath, When Evil Lived in Laurel is a tale of obsession, in which the infamous Imperial Wizard Sam Bowers became so fixated on killing Dahmer that the bungled attack ultimately led to Bowers's downfall and the destruction of his virulently racist organization. Drawing on the diary of a former Klan infiltrator who risked his life to help break the White Knights, veteran journalist Curtis Wilkie brings fresh light to this chapter in the history of civil rights in the South"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781324005759
- ISBN: 1324005750
- Physical Description: 382 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2021]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Search for related items by subject
Genre: | Biographies. True crime stories. |
Available copies
- 12 of 12 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Kansas City Public Library | 305.8009 WILKIE 2021 (Text) | 0001002455481 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
Camden County Library District - Stoutland | 305.8 Wilkie (Text) | 31320003807109 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Cape Girardeau Public Library | 305.8 WIL (Text) | 33042004772961 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Carthage Public Library | 305.8 W65w (Text) | 34MO2001809600 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Jefferson County Library-Northwest | 305.8009 WILKIE (Text) | 30051020242944 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Jefferson County Library-Windsor | 305.8009 WILKIE (Text) | 30065010119011 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Polk County Library-Bolivar | 305.8 WIL (Text) | 34531000313858 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Ray County Library | 305.8009 WIL (Text) | 2901827556 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Scenic Regional-Owensville | 305.8 WIL (Text) | 3007369258 | NonFiction | Available | - |
Scenic Regional-Union | 305.8 WIL (Text) | 300736924+ | NonFiction | Available | - |