THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 24, 1936

* Black Legion - American terrorists arrests
* Charles Poole murder - lynching
* Works Progress Administration organizer

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MANY DEATHS LAID TO 'BLACK LEGION'; KLAN LINK CHARGED" with subheads. (see images) Lengthy text continues inside. 
Complete 1st section with all 36 pages, rag edition, a little spine wear, nice condition.

Background: The exposure of the Black Legion on May 23, 1936, remains one of the most chilling chapters in American history—a real-life "noir" thriller where the villains wore black robes and skull-and-crossbones insignia. This wasn't just a fringe group; it was a clandestine paramilitary empire that had infiltrated the highest echelons of Detroit’s government, police force, and factories, wielding terror to enforce a radical, white-supremacist agenda. The revelation that your neighbor, your doctor, or even your local police chief might be part of a "death squad" responsible for ritualistic executions and firebombings sent a shockwave through the nation that forever altered the landscape of American civil rights and labor law. This era represents a haunting intersection of industrial-age tension and secret-society violence, offering a visceral look at the fragile line between civic order and organized lawlessness—a story so sensational it remains the ultimate benchmark for how domestic extremism can hide in plain sight.