Story of the Ku Klux Klan

Published in 1921, this volume was written by Winfield Jones to serve as an official history and defense of the Ku Klux Klan during its massive national resurgence in the post-World War I era. As the organization expanded its reach beyond the American South, this book was produced as a piece of promotional literature intended to legitimize the group’s ideology, frame its activities as patriotic, and attract new members from the broader American public.

The text reflects the specific nativist and white supremacist rhetoric that defined the movement's second iteration. Winfield Jones, a known associate of the organization, designed the work to act as a foundational narrative for the order, blending pseudo-historical claims with the Klan’s contemporary political agenda. It remains a significant, if dark, primary document for historians studying how the organization sought to manipulate public perception and mobilize political influence during the 1920s.