66: The Day the Klan Came to Town - Interview with Bill Campbell
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TENE interviews Bill Campbell, author of The Day the Klan Came to Town, a graphic novel fictionalizing an actual historical battle that took place between the Ku Klux Klan and a multi-ethnic neighborhood of Carnegie, Pennsylvania in 1923 through the eyes of an Italian immigrant mine worker. Bill discusses the creation of his characters, the historicity of the battle, and the research that went into bringing numerous cultures to life. They discuss the anti-Black racism at the heart of "Americanism", a little-known 19th-century conflict in Chicago, and critically address the idea of America as a 'nation of immigrants. Also: polka.
Get The Day the Klan Came to Town at PM Press, and check out the amazing offerings at Bill's own publishing company, Rosarium Publishing.
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