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Race and Ethnicity in Secret and Exclusive Social Orders: Blood and Shadow book cover

1st Edition

Race and Ethnicity in Secret and Exclusive Social Orders Blood and Shadow

Edited By Matthew W. Hughey Copyright 2014
160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge
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Secret and private organizations, in the form of Greek-letter organizations, mutual aid societies, and civic orders, together possess a storied and often-romanticized place in popular culture. While much has been made of these groups’ glamorous origins and influence—such as the Freemasons’ genesis in King Solomon’s temple or the belief in the Illuminati’s control of modern geo-politics—few have... Read more

1. Chasing shadows: from the power elite to a new paradigm Matthew W. Hughey  2. The duality of spectacle and secrecy: a case study of fraternalism in the 1920s US Ku Klux Klan Kathleen Blee and Amy McDowell  3. Ékpè ‘leopard’ society in Africa and in the Americas: influence and values of an ancient tradition Ivor Miller and Mathew Ojong  4. ’Weak power’: community and identity Brian Belton  5. Black, Greek, and read all over: newspaper coverage of African American fraternities and sororities, 1980-2009 Matthew W. Hughey and Marcia Hernandez  6. Fraternity life at predominantly white universities in the US: the saliency of race Rashawn Ray  7. Why some black lodges prospered and others failed: the Good Templars and the True Reformers David M. Fahey  8. Ardent citizens: African American Elks and the fight for equal employment opportunities Venus Green

Biography

Matthew W. Hughey, PhD is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Connecticut, USA.

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