The Sign of the Cross : The Prosecutor's True Story of a Landmark Trial Against the Klan

This is a prosecutor's harrowing -- and ultimately triumphant -- account of his struggle to punish the Ku Klux Klan for its acts of terror in southern California in the 1980's.

Using actual testimony -- recorded conversations, and reports of police, Klansmen, informants, and prosecutors -- Phillips tells the story of his unprecedented and stormy legal battle against the Klan.