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SOURCE: Washington Post
2/7/2021
A Century Ago, White Protestant Extremism Marched on Washington
"There still has to be a reckoning within white Christian churches about white supremacy. There need to be very careful conversations about this, not as, 'Individuals are prejudiced,' but about, 'This is the system that we all inhabit'."
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SOURCE: Vox
1/14/2021
What the History of the Ku Klux Klan Can Teach Us about the Capitol Riot
Historian Linda Gordon urges readers to recognize that the Klan has always drawn from "respectable" members of white society, giving it a dangerous ability to claim to represent real American values.
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SOURCE: The Conversation
9/20/2020
Canadian Viewers of HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ Should Know the KKK Helped Bring Down a Provincial Government in 1929
by James M. Pitsula
The Ku Klux Klan was active in 1920s Canada, pushing a nativist agenda similar to its contemporaries in the northern United States.
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SOURCE: Tacoma News Tribune
8/26/2020
What A 1924 KKK Gathering in Tacoma Tells us about White Nationalism in the U.S. Today
Managing director of the Tacoma Historical Society Michael Lafreniere never expected to unearth a glimpse into the Klan’s history in Washington state, and more particularly Tacoma.
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SOURCE: Business Insider
7/31/2020
Twitter Has Shut Down Former KKK Leader David Duke's Account
A Twitter spokesperson confirmed the suspension saying the account has been "permanently suspended for repeated violations of the Twitter Rules on hateful conduct."
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SOURCE: Washington Post
7/28/2020
As John Lewis was Honored in Alabama, a State GOP Legislator Celebrated a KKK Leader’s Birthday
The lawmaker — who is a chaplain for the Prattville Dragoons, a chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans — attributed the intense blowback he’s facing to “anti-Southern sentiment” amid the country’s ongoing racial reckoning.
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SOURCE: New York Daily News
7/19/2020
Petition Calls for Selma Bridge To Be Named After John Lewis
Advocates for the name change include filmmaker Ava DuVernay and South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn.
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SOURCE: The Nation
6/22/2020
When the KKK Played Against an All-Black Baseball Team
by John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro
For the white-robed, playing a black team was a gift-wrapped photo op, a chance to show that the Klan was part of the local community—even the black citizens.
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SOURCE: Slate
6/17/2020
David Duke’s Twisted Take on the Civil Rights Movement
He wore a suit, went on talk shows, and tried to mimic the push for black civil rights.
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SOURCE: Washington Post
3/28/19
Want to unify the country? A community organizer and a Klan leader showed us how.
by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
In the midst of the identity crisis we face as a nation, the organizing tradition that Ann Atwater embodied is the strong medicine we need.
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SOURCE: NECN
12-3-2018
Teacher Suspended as NH School Investigates Video of Students Singing KKK Jingle
Chloe Harris (pictured) says she recorded video of the Dover High School incident because she wasn’t sure anyone would believe what happened in class.
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SOURCE: The Washington Post
10-23-18
VA official showcased portrait of KKK’s first grand wizard
A senior official at the Department of Veterans Affairs said he removed a portrait of the Ku Klux Klan’s first grand wizard from his Washington, D.C., office after offended employees began signing a petition to present to VA Secretary Robert Wilkie.
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SOURCE: Smithsonian
9-28-18
The Deadliest Massacre in Reconstruction-Era Louisiana Happened 150 Years Ago
In September 1868, Southern white Democrats hunted down around 200 African-Americans in an effort to suppress voter turnout.
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SOURCE: AJC.com
8-6-18
Georgia women’s college quietly drops class names tied to Klan history
Wesleyan College officials announced they are abolishing Wesleyan’s use of its four class names over concerns they link directly back to the most menacing parts of the institution’s history.
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SOURCE: NYT
7-24-18
Family History Haunts G.O.P. Candidate for Governor in Colorado
The Stapleton neighborhood in Denver, Colo., takes its name from Benjamin Stapleton, a member of the Ku Klux Klan who served as Denver’s mayor for five terms. Stapleton’s great-grandson, Walker Stapleton, is the Republican candidate for governor.
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SOURCE: The Guardian
6-15-18
Australian university students dress as Ku Klux Klan and in blackface
Charles Sturt University investigates ‘politically incorrect’ themed student party.
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SOURCE: The Times Higher Eduacation
4-30-18
Scholar says she had to stop researching Henry James to write a history book about the origins of Trumpism
Professor Sarah Churchwell traced Trump’s ideas to the KKK and eugenics.
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SOURCE: The Guardian
4-21-18
End of the American dream? The dark history of 'America first'
by Sarah Churchwell
When he promised to put America first in his inaugural speech, Donald Trump drew on a slogan with a long and sinister history – a sign of what was to follow in his presidency.
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SOURCE: Journal Sentinel
4-19-18
University of Wisconsin, Madison to reckon with Ku Klux Klan history, but won't remove KKK member names from buildings
A Klan group formed as an interfraternity society in 1919 included student body leaders Porter Butts and Fredric March, whose names are prominently displayed in the Memorial Union.
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SOURCE: The Washington Post
3-15-18
How social media spread a historical lie
A mix of journalistic mistakes and partisan hackery advanced a pernicious lie about Democrats and the Klan.
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