The Christian Science Monitor

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The Klan was 'the biggest social movement of the early twentieth century,' one whose 'ideas echo again today,' writes New York University historian Linda Gordon in her startling new book.

The Atlantic

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The existence of extremists like Tony Hovater doesn’t require extraordinary explanations—they stand in a long American tradition.

NPR

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Almost 48 hours after violence engulfed Charlottesville, Va., President Trump called out white nationalist groups by name. He had been criticized for not doing so in his initial remarks on Saturday.

Indianapolis Monthly

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MY FATHER DIED this past year, and every week or so, I visit the town cemetery for a chat. Dad wasn’t the easiest man to talk with when he was living, but now that he’s dead, our conversations have improved. He and my mother are buried under a catalp

Reason

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“THE GREATEST DUTY of America today is to build up our educational system.” That sentiment probably seems anodyne, like something you might have heard on the campaign trail in the recently concluded midterms. A century ago, it represented the top pri

NPR

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A University of Alabama building will share the names of a Klan leader and its first Black student

Cobblestone American History and Current Events for Kids and Children

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In December 1865, six young men living in Pulaski, Tennessee, founded a social club. The men were college-educated friends from prominent families. They had served as Confederate officers in the Civil War (1861–1865). They name they settled on for th

Chicago Tribune

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CHICAGO - The families of six girls who claimed that Barrington High School officials defamed them over a photo tagged "KKK" withdrew their lawsuit against the district Monday. Darcy Kriha, an attorney for the school district, said the teens' lawyer

Columbia Journalism Review

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After a white supremacist gunned down nine black worshippers at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, last June, reporters at The Post and Courier, where I work, filed hundreds of stories on the shooting and its aftermath. One of my piece

NPR

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — For nearly 10 years, Joseph Moore lived a secret double life.At times the U.S. Army veteran donned a white robe and hood as a hit man for the Ku Klux Klan in North Florida. He attended clandestine meetings and participated in cro

The Independent

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For nearly 10 years, Joseph Moore lived a secret double life. At times the U.S. Army veteran donned a white robe and hood as a hit man for the Ku Klux Klan He attended clandestine meetings and participated in cross burnings. He even helped plan the

NPR

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In the comments of residents processing what happened in Charlottesville, a common refrain emerged: "This is not us." But the city's history tells a different story.

Tribune Content Agency Opinions

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After the deadly, race-fueled clashes in Charlottesville, Va., I found the most memorable internet meme to be a news photo of torch-carrying white supremacists captioned: "Vanilla ISIS." That's appropriate on several levels, most horrifically in the

The Guardian

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Dr Felix Harcourt, author of Ku Klux Kulture, breaks down the ‘mutually beneficial’ relationship between the Klan and the media

Los Angeles Times

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The real estate agent told me she was born and raised in Texas. Knowledgeable and full of warmth, she embodied all the honey sweet southern charm country stars like Morgan Wallen sing about. I went to San Antonio to explore the city and came upon a 1

NPR

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Journalist Charles Lane's account is endlessly gripping — and he does an excellent job of placing the operation in historical context, chronicling racism and resentment in the South post-Civil War.

The Christian Science Monitor

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The last purpose-built klan building stands in Fort Worth. A group wants to turn it into a community space for racial healing. Others want it gone.

Los Angeles Times

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SAN FRANCISCO _ Organizers of right-wing rallies planned in San Francisco and Berkeley this weekend have canceled the events, expressing concerns about the safety of participants. Joey Gibson, founder of the Patriot Prayer group, said in a Facebook L

The Christian Science Monitor

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The Democratic strategy in 2020 leans heavily on those outraged by President Trump’s views on racial and gender issues. That makes Virginia a litmus test for what the party thinks it can forgive – and what it can’t.

Futurity

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With militias in the news, a law professor explains their legality and history. On October 8, the FBI and authorities in Michigan announced terrorism, conspiracy, and weapons charges against 13 men—some of them associated with an anti-government mili

NPR

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A few dozen Ku Klux Klan members rallied to protest the removal of a Confederate statue in a park in Charlottesville, Va. But about 1,000 people showed up to oppose them.

Civil War Times

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HISTORIAN JAMES J. BROOMALL, director of the George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War at Shepherd University in West Virginia, examined the writings of upper-class white Confederate men from the 1840s to the 1870s. While the intimacy

Futurity

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A 1966 speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr in North Carolina—and the KKK’s response—have largely faded from record. Jason Miller, an English professor at North Carolina State University, is the curator of an on-campus photography exhibit about the h

The Paris Review

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An excerpt of Mitchell S. Jackson’s Survival Math was published in The Paris Review’s Fall 2018 issue. Mitchell Jackson (Photo: John Ricard) Mitchell S. Jackson’s debut novel The Residue Years was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Fict

NPR

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Oregon was founded on white supremacist principles. But it also has a long history of anti-racist protests, says Lisa Bates, who teaches urban studies at Portland State University.

Tribune Content Agency Opinions

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The credits were rolling, Spike Lee's latest offering to cinema, the Cannes Film Festival sensation "BlacKkKlansman," was concluding in a Midwestern premiere. A man seated next to him leaned over to Lee's co-writer Kevin Willmott with a confession, f

The Atlantic

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If the actor faked a hate crime, he provided fuel for bigoted conspiracy theories. But so does the discourse around his case.

NPR

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Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., also said the president "has not demonstrated that he understands the character of this nation" responding to white supremacists.

Chicago Tribune

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CHICAGO - Six Barrington High School students who appeared in a photo labeled "KKK" that ignited a social media firestorm over the summer are suing the school district for defamation. A hearing on the case is scheduled for federal court Monday. The c

The Guardian

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The local KKK leader thought he’d found an enthusiastic new recruit. In fact, he’d inadvertently signed up a black policeman. Ron Stallworth reveals the often hilarious saga that has now become a Spike Lee film