Keeping Canada British
The Ku Klux Klan in 1920s Saskatchewan
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- May 2013
- Subjects
- Post-Confederation (1867-), Discrimination & Race Relations, Prairie Provinces (AB, MB, SK), General
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774824910
- Publish Date
- May 2013
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Description
The Ku Klux Klan had its origins in the American South. It was suppressed but rose again in the 1920s, spreading into Canada, especially Saskatchewan. This book offers a new interpretation for the appeal of the Klan in 1920s Saskatchewan. It argues that the Klan should not be portrayed merely as an irrational outburst of intolerance but as a populist aftershock of the Great War – and a slightly more extreme version of mainstream opinion that wanted to keep Canada British. Through its meticulous exploration of a controversial issue central to the history of Saskatchewan and the formation of national identity, this book shines light upon a dark corner of Canada’s past.
About the author
James M. Pitsula is professor of Canadian history at the University of Regina. He is the author of five books in political and social history, most recently New World Dawning: The Sixties at Regina Campus.