This is one of the most unusual stories of the Ku Klux Klan and American
law enforcement ever to be undertaken. Whereas violence toward blacks
was an accepted part of the Klan credo, violence toward whites,
particularly respected members of their communities, was virtually
unknown until this case. Jim Ruiz, a Louisiana police veteran and
historian, provides an exhilarating and compelling account of the brutal
murder of two white men in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. The Black Hood
of the Ku Klux Klan also delves into the investigation that followed the
murders and demonstrates the iron grip of the Ku Klux Klan in the South
during the early twentieth century. This is not merely a chronicle of
one instance of extreme violence; this is a portrait of a society muted
by fear and intimidation.