MetaFilter posts tagged with kukluxklan

The benches have been warned

kosem — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:59:48 -0800

At least one of these things is true, and possibly both: (a) This was the most tense game of baseball ever played; or (b) relations between Jews and the Klan have deteriorated dramatically since 1926. Bill Francis, a research librarian at the Baseball Hall of Fame, unearths a tantalizing newspaper clipping. No update as to how a cat named Flaherty ended up on the "Hebrew All-Star Nines" or, unfortunately, as to the result.

KKK: You must be THIS bigoted to ride this ferris wheel

spock — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 06:35:11 -0800

Somehow the Canon City, Colorado branch of the KKK was not quite as fear-inspiring as their brethren to the South. Home page.

Generation KKK

jack_mo — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 03:08:57 -0800

Generation KKK Documentary photographs of the Ku Klux Klan, 1988-2002, by James Edward Bates.

This Highway Adoped By the Ku Klux Klan

expriest — Mon, 10 Jan 2005 15:42:58 -0800

This Highway Adopted By The Ku Klux Klan The US Supreme Court has declined an appeal by the state of Missouri seeking to reverse an 8th Circuit opinion which allows the Ku Klux Klan to adopt a highway. Under the controlling ruling of the 8th Circuit, "desire to exclude controversial organizations in order to prevent 'road rage' or public backlash on the highways against the adopters' unpopular beliefs is simply not a legitimate governmental interest that would support the enactment of speech-abridging regulations."

The Greensboro Massacre

lyam — Tue, 07 Dec 2004 10:27:31 -0800

Greensboro, NC , a relatively progressive southern city, is not without it’s own skeletons.

“On Nov. 3, 1979, Klansmen and Nazis pulled rifles and pistols from the trunks of their cars and opened fire on a group of anti-Ku Klux Klan marchers in the Morningside Homes neighborhood of Greensboro, N.C. Five of the demonstrators were killed by the bullets and several others were injured. The victims had close ties with the local Communist Worker’s Party..”

The Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Project, the first of it’s kind in the United States, using the concept of restorative justice, “seeks to heal relations between opposing sides by uncovering all pertinent facts, distinguishing truth from lies, and allowing for acknowledgement, appropriate public mourning, forgiveness and healing.” ( a little more inside)

No room at the Inn

vito90 — Mon, 03 Mar 2003 14:15:59 -0800

David Duke, you reap what you sew... And in the words of Nelson Muntz, Hah-Ha!

bet the k.k.k. weren't fans of the e.r.a. either

donkeyschlong — Fri, 28 Feb 2003 12:35:16 -0800

The group's intent "is to support the right of Augusta National to choose their members regardless of race, religion, sex or creed," Powell said.

The group in question is the Ku Klux Klan. Silly.

The Day I Joined the KKK Was Super Fucking Gay.

holloway — Wed, 20 Nov 2002 18:48:43 -0800

The Day I Joined the KKK Was Super Fucking Gay.

Ty Webb — Thu, 23 May 2002 13:36:49 -0800

Ex-Klansman Bobby Frank Cherry sentenced to life in prison for the Sept. 15, 1963, bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Few things bring a smile to my face like a hateful old racist terrorist getting sent off to spend the rest of his days as a prison wife.

mathowie — Tue, 01 May 2001 16:10:01 -0800

Ex-Klansman Thomas Blanton Jr. has been convicted of first degree murder, for the bombing and killing of four young girls in a Birmingham, Alabama church, back in 1963. If anyone here has seen Four Little Girls, you'll probably agree: it's about time.

mimi — Wed, 07 Mar 2001 09:38:15 -0800

Court allows KKK to adopt a highway - when they re-pave, will they use white-top? (via Gleanings)

CrazyUncleJoe — Wed, 09 Feb 2000 09:16:57 -0800

The Today Show really pisses me off. They never have links to the stories I want to pull up (like the head of the KKK in Jackson saying "why is everyone so bigoted and full of hate when it comes to *us* trying to preserve our heritage"), but they do have stories like Allowances, sleepovers and street crossing... Is your child ready to take that next step? Regarding the KKK piece, the story was about a Missouri Legislator planning to introduce a bill to rename a section of road "Rosa Parks Highway" in response to the KKK's participation in the Adopt-a-Highway program. While it seems pretty obvious to me that the KKK would just move to another section of road, I was a) offended by the comments of the KKK spokesman, and b) irritated by the State Legislator's lack of preparation for the interview. Why didn't he directly respond to the accusation of hate and bigotry? Why didn't he have facts on hand about the 'heritage' that the KKK was trying to preserve? Why didn't he have information about it's past and present activities and mission? Why didn't he point out that membership in the KKK is in and of itself sufficient to get you booked on the Jerry Springer Show? These things always bug me, because it's clear that groups like the KKK do quite a bit of preparation in fact distortion and spin control, but the Voices of Reason seldom do any prep work at all.