Black Klansman

race, hate, and the undercover investigation of a lifetime

by Ron Stallworth

No cover — Ron Stallworth: Black Klansman (2018)

191 pages

English language

Published Nov. 28, 2018

ISBN:: 978-1-250-29904-8
OCLC Number:: 1019738920

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(12 reviews)

The true story of Detective Ron Stallworth, the first black detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department, who in 1978 went undercover to investigate the KKK.

5 editions

provinto reviewed Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth

Review of 'Black Klansman' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

Definitely written by a cop.

Felo De Se reviewed Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth

Review of 'Black Klansman' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

Kudos to Stallworth for making fools of the KKK. But between begging and pleading to be a narc, gleefully spying on Civil Rights organizer Kwame Ture, and repeatedly showing contempt for groups like the PLP, he was difficult to take seriously as a sympathetic figure, let alone an unambiguous hero.