Superman versus the Ku Klux Klan, Richard Bowers
Superman versus the Ku Klux Klan, Richard Bowers
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Superman versus the Ku Klux Klan
The True Story of How the Iconic Superhero Battled the Men of Hate

Author: Richard Bowers

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 3 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/23/2012


Synopsis

Journalist Rick Bowers has contributed to Time, the Washington Post, and USA Today, and his fascinating Spies of Mississippi-about the spy network that tried to take down the Civil Rights Movement-earned a starred review from Booklist. Here Bowers examines how, in the late 1940s, The Adventures of Superman radio show struck a powerful blow to the KKK when it aired episodes pitting the hero against the Klan in an effort to teach young listeners to stand up to bigotry.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hillari on February 23, 2017

2.5 Stars I am glad that I came across this book - what an interesting view on how Superman was created and what he had to do with the Ku Klux Klan. Who knew there was a correlation?! I enjoyed how this text balanced the information between Superman and his creators/supporters and the growth of the KK......more

Goodreads review by Raina on December 05, 2017

Every year for almost as long as I've been been a full-time Youth Services Librarian (9 years as of this writing), I've visited local middle schools to promote a list of around 12 books. Middle school is a critical time in a person's life. For many reasons, middle school is often a time when people......more

Goodreads review by Julie on February 06, 2019

I love Old Time Radio. :) I listen to every old radio show I can....super heroes, detectives, suspense stories....I love it all. And I loved this book! In 1947, the Superman radio show pitted the iconic hero against the ku klux klan. This book outlines the history of Superman, antisemitism and other......more

Goodreads review by Jim on April 15, 2023

A very fast and enjoyable read--Superman takes on the Klan. A book for Young Adults, it gives us the story of the Superman radio shows which aired in 1946 as "Operation Intolerance." In these programs, the Man of Steel stands up not only for truth and justice but for tolerance and against hate and b......more

Goodreads review by Brett on November 21, 2019

My school librarian assembles a cart of books that mirror the topics that I am covering within my history curriculum at the time. The books range in topics and lexile levels, so as to peak the interest of the students and encourage them to delve into the curriculum in a deeper level. I attempt to mo......more