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"GOD, RACE AND NATION": THE IDEOLOGY OF THE MODERN KU KLUX KLAN

THESIS

Presented to the Graduate Council of the University of North Texas in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE

By

John Michael Paul, B.S. Denton, Texas August, 1999

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"GOD, RACE AND NATION": THE IDEOLOGY OF THE MODERN KU KLUX KLAN

THESIS

Presented to the Graduate Council of the University of North Texas in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE

By

John Michael Paul, B.S. Denton, Texas August, 1999

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Paul, John Michael, "God. Race and Nation": The Ideology of the Modern Ku Klux Klan. Master of Science (Sociology), August, 1999,144 pp., 4 tables, 7 figures, references, 92 titles.

This research explores the ideology of the modern Ku Klux Klan movement in American society. The foci of study are on specific Ku Klux Klan organizations that are active today. These groups include: The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan; The New Knights of the Ku Klux Klan; The New Order Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, and The Knights of the White Kamellia. These groups are examined using frame analysis. Frame analysis allowed for the identification of the individual organization's beliefs, goals and desires. Data were gathered via systematic observations and document analysis. Findings identified several overarching ideological themes which classify the modern Ku Klux Klan movement.

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1999

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A high level of gratitude is given to those who served on my committee. Thank you for your academic contributions, and the ensuing friendships that developed. Many thanks go to Mr. Richard Bondira, of the Indiana Historical Institute, for locating much needed items necessary to this study. Jerry Himelstein, of the Anti-Defamation League, also deserves a note of acknowledgment for his willingness to help in this research. Lastly, but definitely not in the least, great appreciation goes to everyone I've worked with or shared an office with, up in the Sociology Department- Thanks for everything.

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