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.