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Black Klansman

By: Ron Stallworth
Narrated by: Ron Stallworth
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Summary

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Black Klansman, written and read by Ron Stallworth.

  • ADAPTED AS A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE BY SPIKE LEE
  • NOMINATED FOR SIX 2019 ACADEMY AWARDS & WINNER OF 'BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY' BAFTA
  • WINNER OF THE GRAND PRIX AT CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2018
  • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

What happens when a black detective goes undercover in the KKK? An extraordinary true story.

In 1978, Ron Stallworth is the first black detective in the history of the Colorado Springs Police Department. In the local paper, he finds a classified ad for the Ku Klux Klan - and a P.O. box for interested enquiries.

All he's expecting are some racist brochures and a few scraps of information about the white nationalist terrorists in his community.

What he gets is a phone call inviting him to join the KKK.

So he does.

Launching an undercover investigation of incredible audacity, Ron recruits his partner Chuck to play the 'white' Ron Stallworth, while Stallworth himself talks to the Klan over the phone. During his months-long investigation, Stallworth sabotages cross burnings, exposes white supremacists in the military, and even manages to deceive the KKK "Grand Wizard" David Duke himself - dodging danger and reprisal at every turn...

Black Klansman is an amazing true story and a rollercoaster of a crime thriller; a searing and timely portrait of a divided America and the extraordinary heroes who dare to fight back.

©2018 Ron Stallworth (P)2018 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

'Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.' - Robert Kennedy

‘Remarkable… Stallworth tells a surprising story’ – Daily Express

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Truth is stranger than fiction

This is a great book and fascinating how much in the movie is from the book! Towards the end things do get a little ACAB. Ron sounds to have done the best he could in a bad system.

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Great Story

This is a great story of serendipity in the hands of a man who fought for what was right. I admire his tenacity and passion for justice.

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not a wast of time

good story, but struggled to finish it, didn't really keep me coming back for more. must say i enjoyed the movie alot more. but i wouldn't class this as a waste of time either,

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Black Klansman

Sadly so poignant and relevant to what’s going on today.
I would highly recommend the film too

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This is a very important book!

I think that this is a piece of the history, the present and the future that needs to be told over and over again. We need to learn!

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