This book will ship in August 2004 Order now to the get the book at the pre order price The riveting tale of the clash of two powerful institutions Notre Dame and the Ku Klux Klan that changed both institutions and America forever In 1924 students of the University of Notre Dame and members of the Ku Klux Klan faced off in a violent confrontation in South Bend Indiana This shocking and true hidden chapter in Catholic and American history is recounted in Notre Dame vs The Klan the story of two uniquely American institutions that rose to power amidst rampant anti Catholicism and collided during a riotous weekend In defeating the Klan Notre Dame helped Catholics overcome widespread prejudice and take their place as accepted members of mainstream America Told from the perspectives of the then president of Notre Dame the former Grand Dragon of the KKK and a Notre Dame student who participated in the riot the book details the rise of Notre Dame from its humble roots in