Chapter Two of Freakonomics is titled “How Is the Ku Klux Klan Like a Group of Real-Estate Agents?” It deals with the power of information, and more particularly the abuse of information. The K.K.K. part of the story concerns a man named Stetson Kennedy who, in the 1940′s, went undercover and joined the K.K.K. in order to try to dismantle it. Kennedy is now in his late 80′s; we spent some time with him in Florida while researching our book, and thought he was amazing — a forgotten American hero. The wonderful radio show “This American Life” apparently agrees. (We would have said they were wonderful even if they hadn’t agreed; honest.) As of today, the upcoming edition of “This American Life” is scheduled to feature a segment on Stetson Kennedy’s undercover work, as related by Stephen J. Dubner. Find out where and when to listen here, by clicking the “Where to Listen” tab.
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on page 61 you give the “lynching of blacks” statistics. You should have also shown the “white” statistics as i suspect there wiould be a corelation of the two as they only show how justice has changed over the years. just a thought.
CB
on page 61 you give the "lynching of blacks" statistics. You should have also shown the "white" statistics as i suspect there wiould be a corelation of the two as they only show how justice has changed over the years. just a thought.CB
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The article "The Ku Klux Klan and Real-Estate Agents" reminds me strongly of chapter three of the book which compares the structure of Black Disciples gang to that of a McDonald's corporation; they both have a hierachy that denotes a group member's specific jobs and profits. In comparing the Ku Klux Klan to real-estate agents and likewise gangmembers to huge business coorporations, the point is reached that ANY type of organization, whether it be a hate group, an illegal group, or a legitimate group, they all function in a comparable manner, because that is the way that works and allows them to function.
The article “The Ku Klux Klan and Real-Estate Agents” reminds me strongly of chapter three of the book which compares the structure of Black Disciples gang to that of a McDonald’s corporation; they both have a hierachy that denotes a group member’s specific jobs and profits. In comparing the Ku Klux Klan to real-estate agents and likewise gangmembers to huge business coorporations, the point is reached that ANY type of organization, whether it be a hate group, an illegal group, or a legitimate group, they all function in a comparable manner, because that is the way that works and allows them to function.