Chapter 13 Summary

In Nettles County, 230 miles south of Clanton, the Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan meets with fellow Klansmen deep in the woods. Freddie Cobb, Billy Ray's brother, is there, and he tells them that this "nigger" has killed his brother in cold blood. The Klansmen have followed the news, and they know Billy Ray Cobb got we he deserved, "but at the hands of a nigger." This could be a great opportunity to stir up anger and inspire new recruits. They ask Freddie Cobb to get them names and addresses. If he wants to participate, he must join the Klan and recruit five or six new members. He reveals that Cobb's grandfather was a Klansmen, and now the Kluxers know they must get involved. Jake laughs to discover that every TV station has ignored Buckley's press conference and the Hailey indictments until...