Alabama Newspaper Calls for Resurgence of KKK
19 February 2019The editorial says Democrats and “Democrats in the Republican Party” are plotting to raise taxes in Alabama, so the Klan should raid the “gated communities” where they live.
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Did a Virginia Newspaper Run a KKK Ad on the Front Page?
28 April 2018The Westmoreland News published a photograph of a KKK recruitment flyer, a decision that was criticized as providing free advertising for the Klan.
Does a Newspaper Ad for the Ku Klux Klan Praise Donald Trump?
5 April 2018A KKK recruitment flyer found in Alabama did praise President Trump, but it was not run in a newspaper.
Was the NRA Founded to Protect Black People from the Ku Klux Klan?
29 March 2018Revisionist accounts of the origin of the National Rifle Association say it was formed to help freed slaves defend themselves against racist attacks after the Civil War.
Was ‘America First’ a Slogan of the Ku Klux Klan?
9 February 2018The white supremacist group made frequent use of the slogan more recently embraced by President Donald Trump, though they did not, as some claim, invent it.
Did Sarah Huckabee Sanders Wear a KKK Halloween Costume in 1993?
23 October 2017"Coming from five generations of Ku Klux Klan members, 58-year-old 'Ms. Ruth' sews hoods and robes for Klan members seven days a week."
Are Vigilante Protesters Digging Up Confederate Graves After Charlottesville Clashes?
19 August 2017Despite reports, emboldened protesters in Charlottesville have not started unearthing the bodies of Confederate soldiers.
White Nationalists, Neo-Nazis, and Constitutional Limits on Free Speech
18 August 2017Early reports characterized a statement regarding white supremacist violence put out by three California chapters of the ACLU as divergent in philosophy from the National chapter, highlighting a complicated relationship between free speech and hate.
Did the Attorney General of Alabama Once Tell the Ku Klux Klan to ‘Kiss My Ass’?
15 August 2017Bill Baxley wrote the famously succinct letter to a KKK Grand Dragon in 1976 in response to threats intended to intimidate him.
Donald Trump’s Father Arrested at KKK Rally?
28 February 2016A 1927 New York Times article about KKK arrests mentioned Donald Trump's father Fred, but the reporting was vague and inconclusive.
Racist Protesters Protected by Black Policeman?
13 August 2017A photograph showing a black police officer protecting participants in a white supremacist protest was widely circulated after violent events in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Does This Photograph Show a KKK Member Treated by Black Hospital Staff?
8 June 2005A photograph capturing a KKK member being treated by an all-black emergency room staff was part of an advertising series, not a genuine historical image.
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