{"product_id":"9781683834472","title":"The Invisible Empire : Madge Oberholtzer And The Unmasking Of The Ku Klux Klan by Micky Neilson","description":"In 1925, the KKK in Indiana was at the height of its influence, with one third of the state's population among its ranks. It was seen as a patriotic, pro-working class organization. However, the case of Madge Oberholtzer would change that forever.   Madge was a young, white, middle-class Indiana resident who worked for D.C. Stephenson, a powerful politician in Indiana and former KKK Grand Dragon who led a coup dividing the Northern Klan. On March 15th, Stephenson and his henchmen abducted Madge at gunpoint and forced her to accompany Stephenson on a private train to Chicago, where he would call himself the \"law in Indiana\" and proceed to brutally beat and victimize her.   Before succumbing to her injuries, Madge provided a full statement of her abuse at the hands of Stephenson which would expose the depths of Indiana's political corruption and lay bare the true face of the Ku Klux Klan-a revelation that would have a ripple effect on America's impression of the Klan from that day forward.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56303351234933,"sku":"9781683834472","price":21.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781683834472.jpg?v=1762794264","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781683834472","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}