Years of Rage is a powerful and revealing examination of the history of white supremacy in America from the 1920s to the present. It explores the various groups that have operated in the United States during this time, from the Klan to the alt-right, the ongoing dangers they pose to the country, and their deep roots within American society.
D. J. Mulloy is Chair and Professor of History at Wilfrid Laurier University, where he specializes in the study of post-1945 U.S. history. He is the author of American Extremism: History, Politics and the Militia Movement (2004), The World of the John Birch Society: Conspiracy, Conservatism and the Cold War (2014) and Enemies of the State: The Radical Right in America from FDR to Trump.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Burning Cross:
The Klan, Silver Shirts, Legionnaires, and Bundsmen
Chapter 2. Fighting Civil Rights:
Citizens' Councils, Guerillas, and American Nazis
Chapter 3. The "New" Klan:
David Duke, Louis Beam, William Pierce, and the
"Greensboro Massacre"
Chapter 4. Religion and Revolution:
The Posse, Identity Christianity, and The Order
Chapter 5. Terror in the Heartland:
Ruby Ridge, Militias, and Oklahoma City
Chapter 6: Facing the Present:
White Nationalism, Obama, Trump, and the Alt-Right
Conclusion
A Note on Sources
Index
About the Author