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Superman versus the Ku Klux Klan the true story of how the iconic superhero battled the men of hate

This book tells a group of intertwining stories that culminate in the historic 1947 collision of the Superman Radio Show and the Ku Klux Klan.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bowers, Rick, 1952-
Corporate Author:	National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2012.
Subjects:	Superman (Fictitious character). Ku Klux Klan (1915- ). Comic books, strips, etc. > Social aspects.
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Summary:	This book tells a group of intertwining stories that culminate in the historic 1947 collision of the Superman Radio Show and the Ku Klux Klan.
Physical Description:	160 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-156) and index.
ISBN:	9781426309151 (hbk.) 1426309155 (hbk.) 9781426309168 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) 1426309163 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
Author Notes:	Rick Bowers worked as a newspaper reporter and editor for more than 15 years, reporting for the Patriot Ledger of Quincy, Massachusetts, the Miami Herald, and USA Today . His articles have been published in many of the most prestigious publications in the country, including the Washington Post , Chicago Tribune , Philadelphia Inquirer , and TIME . Over the past decade Bowers has envisioned and directed innovative multimedia projects, telling powerful, socially relevant stories through print, the web, TV, radio, music, and drama. Working with AARP, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, and the Library of Congress, he directed Voices of Civil Rights , a multimedia project that gathered thousands of first-hand accounts of the Civil Rights Movement to form the world's largest archive of testimonials from the era. The initiative included a History Channel documentary that won both Emmy and Peabody Awards. The website won the prestigious Webby Award. Bowers is the Director of Creative Initiatives at AARP, where he continues to develop far-reaching multimedia programs. He lives in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., with his wife and two daughters.