Chapter 6 Summary

On Easter Sunday, 1934, a crowd gathers at the Knights of Nordica auditorium to celebrate the first anniversary of the secret society, the gaining of its millionth member, and the wedding of Helen Givens and Matthew Fisher. Rev. Givens and Matthew have made a huge profit over the last year, and Matthew is now Grand Exalted Giraw. He has also been editing the newspaper The Warning for the last six months, writing of the evil of Black-No-More with such passion that sometimes he almost believes it himself.

Matthew has also been making money on the side by convincing Atlanta businessmen of the threat of organized labor in the form of movements like trade unionism and Communism. He promises that the Knights of Nordica will keep down such radical movements and help to stabilize Southern industry if the business men will donate money. Matthew's plans...