{"product_id":"notre-dame-vs-the-klan","title":"Notre Dame vs. The Klan","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1924, two uniquely American institutions clashed in northern Indiana: the University of Notre Dame and the Ku Klux Klan. Todd Tucker’s book, published for the first time in paperback, \u003ci\u003eNotre Dame vs. The Klan\u003c\/i\u003e tells the shocking story of the three-day confrontation in the streets of South Bend, Indiana, that would change both institutions forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the Ku Klux Klan announced plans to stage a parade and rally in South Bend, hoping to target college campuses for recruitment starting with Notre Dame, a large group of students defied their leaders’ pleas to ignore the Klan and remain on campus. Tucker dramatically recounts the events as only a proficient storyteller can. Readers will find themselves drawn into the fray of these tumultuous times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTucker structures this compelling tale around three individuals: D.C. Stephenson, the leader of the KKK in Indiana, the state with the largest Klan membership in America; Fr. Matthew Walsh, the young and charismatic president of the University of Notre Dame; and a composite of a Notre Dame student at the time, represented by Bill Foohey, who was an actual participant in the clash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book will appeal not only to Notre Dame fans, but to those interested in South Bend and Indiana history and the history of the Klu Klux Klan, including modern-day Klan violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Todd Tucker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43571958808758,"sku":"9780268104344","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780268104344_e592a191-080e-492e-8e72-5d36f59d05c8.jpg?v=1738964219","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/notre-dame-vs-the-klan","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}