Black Klansman

by Ron Stallworth

Overview

In 1978 the community of Colorado Springs, Colorado experienced a growth of Ku Klux Klan (KKK) membership. One man dared to challenge their effort and thwart attempts to take over the city, Police Detective Ron Stallworth. He launched an undercover investigation into the Klan, gained membership into the organization, briefly served as Duke's bodyguard, and was eventually asked to be the leader of the Colorado Springs chapter. The irony of this investigation was that Stallworth is� A Black man. In the process he battled internal departmental politics to successfully pull off this "sting." Black Klansman explains how he overcame these obstacles and accomplished this almost unbelievable unique achievement.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940149468454
Publisher:	Police and Fire Publishing
Publication date:	05/14/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	325
Sales rank:	560,395
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Sergeant Ron Stallworth (Ret.) is a 32-year law enforcement veteran who began his career in 1972 at the age of 19 with the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD). In 1975 he became the first Black detective in the history of the CSPD as well as the youngest at the age of 22. He worked undercover narcotics, vice, criminal intelligence and organized crime. During this time, he initiated the investigations which are the subject of this book. He later served a one-year assignment as an investigator with the Colorado Attorney General�s Organized Crime Strike Force. He left the CSPD in 1980.



From 1980-82, Sergeant Stallworth worked narcotics and organized crime intelligence in Phoenix, Arizona for the Arizona Drug Control District (later known as the Arizona Criminal Intelligence Systems Agency). From 1982-86, Stallworth worked undercover narcotics as a Special Agent for the Wyoming Attorney General�s Division of Criminal Investigation.



In 1986, Sergeant Stallworth was hired as a Special Agent by the Utah Department of Public Safety�s Narcotics & Liquor Law Enforcement Bureau, later known as the Utah Division of Investigation. In 1989, he researched and authored the report that led to the creation of the Gang Narcotics Intelligence Unit, a joint effort between the Utah DPS and Salt Lake City Police Department. With the aid of federal grant money, that unit later evolved into the Salt Lake Area Gang Project now known as the Metro Gang Unit, the first multi-jurisdictional gang suppression and diversion unit in the state. From the recommendations contained in Sergeant Stallworth�s report, several other gang task forces later became operational in the state. The Utah Public Safety Commissioner later named Sergeant Stallworth the state�s Gang Intelligence Coordinator. He was the first, and to date, only person to hold this position.



While working gangs, Sergeant Stallworth began researching the correlation between gangster rap music and street gang culture. He subsequently wrote four books on the subject (two of which have been published) and has authored numerous articles for magazines and journals. In the 1990�s, Sergeant Stallworth testified at three congressional hearings on the subject of gangster rap music, gangs, and youth violence in America. In 1998, the National Gang Crime Research Center honored him with its prestigious �Frederick Milton Thrasher Outstanding National Leadership Lifetime Achieve

Editorial Reviews

�it is I who should thank you for giving me the opportunity to participate in such a sensitive and historic operation. You were the �director/producer� and we were only the �actors�, but it gave me the opportunity to demonstrate my ability to work in an extended undercover capacity under stressful and sometimes dangerous circumstances, which led to an assignment with the Organized Crime Strike Force and later Drug Enforcement Administration. It turned into a career more fulfilling and enjoyable

James Rose

�Ron Stallworth�s book sounds like a comic parody of a Dave Chappelle episode, but it was no laughing matter to the Ku Klux Klan and its Grand Wizard, David Duke. Stallworth knew he was taking on a very dangerous undercover operation and some thought he was crazy. The Klan didn�t like Blacks and hated traitors to the organization even more, so undoubtedly they felt their heads were about to explode when they later found they had given membership to a very dark-skinned Black man. Stallworth did n

Gabe Morales

I encouraged Ron Stallworth to write this book. It is a brilliant demonstration of police intelligence thinking outside the box. More than this, it is a revealing story exposing the utter stupidity of racial prejudice among the most notorious and supposedly intelligent people. A special gem awaiting the reader who searches a little deeper are moments of subtle covert bias hidden even in our own law enforcement circles. I must admit, I enjoyed the amusing way these arrogant fools are publicly str

Richard Valdemar

�Ron Stallworth infiltrated the ruthless Ku Klux Klan, as an African-American police detective. With courage and brilliance he breached this oldest and violent white supremacist hate group. Although Ron encountered internal political dissentions that would jeopardize his career, he had the fortitude to keep going; quitting was not an option! There are many training manuals on �how to work undercover.� Most give you the basics, but fail to expand on this dedication, commitment, and the personal a

Robert Cantwell

This writing should intrigue and keep the attention of any reader wanting to learn of true police work. Unlike the television/movie-type portrayals of police work, especially undercover endeavors, Black Klansman shows what is required to do a major investigation. It is especially intriguing that this was done to the Klan by the "only" Black officer to ever be a member of the Klan in any capacity! A necessary read for any "true police" fan.

Dwight Haverkorn