Bibliograph

The day the Klan came to town, written by Bill Campbell ; illustrated by Bizhan Khodabandeh

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The day the Klan came to town, written by Bill Campbell ; illustrated by Bizhan Khodabandeh

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The day the Klan came to town

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Responsibility statement

written by Bill Campbell ; illustrated by Bizhan Khodabandeh

Summary

A fictionalized retelling of the clash between residents of Carnegie, Penn., and the KKK in 1923, focusing on a Sicilian immigrant, Primo Salerno. He is not a leader; he's a man with a troubled past. He was pulled from the sulfur mines of Sicily as a teen to fight in the First World War. Afterward, he became the focus of a local fascist and was forced to emigrate to the United States. He doesn't want to fight but feels that he may have no choice. The entire town needs him--and indeed everybody--to make a stand

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