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A New Review of an Old Book [Short Story]
Dublin Core
Title
A New Review of an Old Book [Short Story]
The Messenger
Reference to the Ku Klux Klan
Description
This short story, authored by Leslie Jones, is titled "A New Review of an Old Book." The story talks about religion and its interpretations throughout time, often lightheartedly mocking different religions. Judaism, Hinduism, Christianity and the Ku Klux Klan are included in the different descriptions. This parallel of the KKK to world religions shows the sentiments of the time towards the racist group. It reveals that the KKK was regarded as an individual’s spiritual belief and accepted in society. The reference also shows how casual and nonchalant students were towards the Ku Klux Klan, as it appears in a literary magazine. The author, Leslie Jones, was inducted into the honorary writer's fraternity, Sigma Psilon.
Creator
Source
Virginia Baptist Society
78.2
University of Richmond
Date
1924
Contributor
Morgan Snider
Type
Files
Collection
Citation
Leslie L. Jones, “A New Review of an Old Book [Short Story],” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed February 14, 2025, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/113.