The Ku Klux Klan is a white supremacist hate group that was first founded in 1865 and was responsible for lynchings, bombings, and other acts of violence against Black people. After becoming inactive in the 1870s, the Klan was revived in 1915 and targeted Jews, Black Americans, Catholics, and newly arrived immigrants. In The Flivver King, Abner joins the KKK after buying into Ford’s anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.
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Ku Klux Klan (KKK) Term Timeline in The Flivver King
The timeline below shows where the term Ku Klux Klan (KKK) appears in The Flivver King. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 44
One evening, a man from the Ku Klux Klan approaches Abner’s home, having gotten his name from the subscription list of the Dearborn Independent....
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Chapter 46
Meanwhile, Abner continues to associate with the KKK, who want to make Henry Ford a candidate for president. Ford realizes that he has...
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Chapter 53
...even the people working in the factories are starting to criticize Ford, too. Meanwhile, The KKK has become inactive and the Dearborn Independent is no longer in circulation, so Abner has...
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Chapter 72
...college that is opposed to “War and Fascism.” As a result, old members of the KKK come to Abner’s door and inform him that his son is a “Red” (a communist)....
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