Ku Klux Klan

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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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• 11/8/2020
  

  Blaming the Messenger: Trump, the KKK, and the War on Historians

  by David Welky

  Conservative demands for "patriotic" history education echo the culture war fought by the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s. 

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• SOURCE: The Bitter Southerner
  10/14/2020
  

  Premiere: Mississippi Justice

  The Bitter Southerner magazine and PBS's The American Experience partner on a short film that examines the plot to murder the civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner in 1964. 

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• SOURCE: Lakeland (FL) Ledger
  9/20/2020
  

  Black and White Polk Pastors Overcome Racism in Show of Forgiveness and Grace

  Richard Harris and Kenneth Stephens committed to Christian demands for forgiveness and reconciliation, and have shared their personal stories in an effort to heal racial divisions. 

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• SOURCE: The Grio
  9/20/2020
  

  ‘Fifth Girl’ In 1963 KKK Church Bombing Seeks Apology, Restitution

  Sarah Collins Rudolph argues that the State of Alabama, in the person of Governor George Wallace, directly incited the racial hatred that led to the bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church. 

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• SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed
  9/8/2020
  

  Michigan State to Rename Building That Honored Klan Member

  Stephen Nisbet was a longtime educator and trustee of Michigan State University. Evidence suggests he also was a member of the Klan during its 1920s resurgence. 

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• SOURCE: Reason
  8/6/2020
  

  Tulane Canceled a Talk by the Author of an Acclaimed Anti-Racism Book After Students Said the Event Was 'Violent'

  Reason columnist Robby Soave questions why a speaker whose books renounce family and community histories of white supremacy would spark outrage by antiracist student activists.

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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: Wall Street Journal
  7/29/2020
  

  Dropping ‘Pettus’ Is a Bridge Too Far

  by Jonathan Zimmerman

  Advocates of renaming the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma for John Lewis are disregarding Lewis's published thoughts on the subject. 

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• SOURCE: Politico
  7/20/2020
  

  'The Clock is Ticking': White House under Pressure to Reopen Civil Rights-Era Cold Cases

  The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board was established by Congress in January 2019. Now nominees for the board named by the American Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians, the Society of American Archivists, and the American Bar Association are being "vetted" by the White House, raising concerns about partisan interference.

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• SOURCE: Memphis Commercial Appeal
  7/19/2020
  

  Memphis Marker Noting Nathan Bedford Forrest's Slave Trading Apparently Vandalized

  Historian Tim Huebner, who was involved in the placement of the marker, believes it was broken intentionally.

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• SOURCE: Bangor Daily News
  7/6/2020
  

  This Maine Governor Never Publicly Embraced the Klan, But He Never Disavowed its Support

  Ralph Owen Brewster’s silence on the Klan spoke volumes.

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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: Washington Post
  6/14/2020
  

  Virginia Tech Reviews Renaming Dorm With Possible Klan Link

  Named for Claudius Lee, Lee Hall has faced numerous calls to be renamed ever since history students in the 1990s discovered a yearbook claiming Lee as a campus Ku Klux Klan leader.

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• SOURCE: The Daily Herald
  

  Deciding Final Resting Place for Nathan Bedford Forrest

  The bodies of the former slave owner and reputed Ku Klux Klan member and his wife remain buried in Memphis, TN, but they could be moved to Columbia, SC.

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• SOURCE: Inverse
  5/13/2020
  

  Superman Crushed The KKK In 1946. Here's Why He's Doing It Again In 2020.

  Contemporary comic book writer Gene Luen Yang draws inspiration from vintage anti-Klan comics.

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• 3/1/2020
  

  The Infamous Incarnations of the Ku Klux Klan

  by Michael McAuliffe

  The history of the KKK and what I learned as a federal civil rights prosecutor. 

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  2/27/19
  

  White Supremacism in the U.S. Military, Explained

  For much of the 20th century, the Ku Klux Klan actively recruited members in the armed forces without hindrance. 

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• SOURCE: USA Today
  2/21/19
  

  Blackface, KKK hoods and mock lynchings: Review of 900 yearbooks finds blatant racism

  In one of the most extensive searches of college yearbooks ever, we found blackface and Ku Klux Klan photos like Ralph Northam's far beyond Virginia.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  2/16/19
  

  The lengthy history of white politicians wearing blackface — and getting a pass

  The history of blackface in American politics is wide and deep, frequently creating little more than a ripple of outrage for the mayors, state legislators and gubernatorial candidates caught on camera darkening their skin and caricaturing black people.