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BOLDFACED LIES Summary


In 1925, an estimated 4,000,000 Americans were dues-paying members of the revived Confederate era white supremacist Ku Klux Klan.  Approximately 50,000 to 1000,000 resided in and around Denver, Colorado.  Margaret Browne, dutiful wife of a ruthlessly ambitious Denver KKK leader, and stepmother to his son, learns that she is one-quarter Negro.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

A fifth generation Denverite, Charlene Porter is a graduate of Howard University's School of Communicationss, a former high school English teacher, and a screenwriter.  Boldfaced Lies, her debut historical novel, is a #1 Local Bestseller, was one book one Colorado runner-up selection, and an NAACP image award finalist, it is "recommended" by Denver Public school libraries as, "an important book about... Colorado History."

CHARLENE  PORTER