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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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• SOURCE: The Nation
  12-13-17
  

  Linda Gordon’s new book captures how white supremacy has long been part of our political mainstream

  by Kevin M. Kruse

  The book: The Second Coming of the KKK.

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• SOURCE: Forward
  11-7-17
  

  Neo-Nazis Are Trying To Spiff Up Their Image — By Ditching The Swastika

  Over the past two years, Nazis and other white supremacists have been going through a series of dramatic makeovers.

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• SOURCE: CBS News
  10-27-17
  

  Video of the Week: Portland’s racist past and present

  "Oregon is a racist utopia.” – Oregon historian.