Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime

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"Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime" is a nonfiction memoir by Ron Stallworth recounting his real-life infiltration of the Ku Klux Klan as a Black police officer in the 1970s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
adaptationType feature film
adaptedInto BlacKkKlansman NERFINISHED
alternateSpelling Black Klansman NERFINISHED
author Ron Stallworth NERFINISHED
basedOn real events
centralTheme extremism
identity
law enforcement
racism
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describes infiltration of the Ku Klux Klan by a Black police officer
explores institutional racism in policing
psychological impact of undercover work
tactics of the Ku Klux Klan
tactics of undercover policing
featuresOrganization Colorado Springs Police Department NERFINISHED
Ku Klux Klan NERFINISHED
filmDirectorOfAdaptation Spike Lee NERFINISHED
focusesOn hate groups in America
investigation of the Ku Klux Klan
race relations in the United States
genre autobiography
memoir
nonfiction
true crime
hasTitle Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime NERFINISHED
language English
mainCharacter Ron Stallworth NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor depicting a Black detective infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan
inspiring the Academy Award–winning film BlacKkKlansman
originalPublicationYear 2014
portrays Ron Stallworth posing as a white supremacist over the phone
use of a white undercover officer for in-person Klan meetings
settingPlace Colorado Springs NERFINISHED
settingTime 1970s
subject Colorado Springs Police Department NERFINISHED
Ku Klux Klan NERFINISHED
racism in the United States
undercover police work
white supremacy
timePeriodCovered late 1970s

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BlacKkKlansman basedOn Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime