They called themselves the K.K.K.: The birth of an American terrorist group



Bibliography:

Bartoletti, S. (2010). They called themselves the K.K.K.: The birth of an American terrorist group. New York: Houghton Mifflin.



Plot Summary:

They Called Themselves the K.K.K provides us with the long history of the American Terrorist group K.K.K. The explains the exploration of the civils war and the emancipation proclamation. It provides readers with the evolution of the group from the very beginning and gives readers an insight through the personal experiences of Mittie Williams Freeman. The book mostly focuses on the KKK but it does contain details the anti-slavery actions of sympathetic Unionists and the anti-freedom actions of the Confederates.

Critical Analysis:

They called themselves the K.K.K. is an informational storybook because it has a storyline with characters to follow, it also includes dialogue and narration. The book contains many text features that help the reader navigate through the book such as table of contents, captions, images, timeline, and an index. The book also includes and quote attributions and bibliographic information which confirm the accounts and events documented in the book. Throughout the book there are many quotes that readers can learn the perspective from former slaves to K.K.K members.

Bartoletti uses a variety of features like Photographs, political cartoons, illustrations, maps, letters, and other images to enhance the effect of the writing and keep readers engaged. Due to the content discuss I think it would be appropriate for middle school students and up. This book has many facts and a wealth of information for readers to gain background knowledge.  

Book Excerpt:

·         Young Adult Library Services Association Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Finalist 2011

·         School Library Journal Best Children’s Book of the Year 2010

·         2011 ALA Notable Children’s Book

·         2011 Horn Book Fanfare Selection

·         2011 CCBC Choices

·         2010 Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year

“It’s the numerous first-person quotes, though, that give the book its beating heart, and her searing, expertly selected stories of people on all sides of the violent conflicts will give readers a larger understanding of the conditions that incubated the Klan’s terrorism; how profoundly the freed people and their sympathizers suffered; and how the legacy of that fear, racism, and brutality runs through our own time.” BOOKLIST

Connections

Other books written by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Boy Who Dared (9780439680134)

Black Potatoes (9780618548835)

Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow (9780439353793)

·         Students create their own timeline of another American group

·         Use to introduce the Reconstruction Period in the United States.

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