d.w. griffith's imagination. but that rebirth of the ku klux klan was still three years in the future in 1912. and so it is simply impossible that the campaign of terrorism was the work of white-sheeted klansmen. who, then, were those, quote, persons responsible for the purge? i found another letter, another eureka moment when suddenly there's something significant. ruth major can was a 14-year-old girl in 1912, and she had been a classmate of may crowe's, and after recalling how all hell had broke loose on the night of the future, jordan wrote: it weren't the klan done this, it was just ordinary people of the county. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. >> excited to be here tonight to be able to talk with you about my new book, my first book, "if this be treason," hopefully just the first of many. as most of you know, my name is jeremy duda, and i know many of you know me as a political reporter for the arizona times, i've been delving into the arizona political scene. the politics, es

d.w. griffith in his blockbuster movie, "the birth of a nation." when the film was screening in