because i'm white and i belief in the ideas, rituals and beliefs of the ku klux klan. was raised that way. this is always going to be klan regalia. >> all right 37. >> there's no ifs, ands or buts about it. so we understand each other. >> yes. >> the klan has a purpose in life. and that is to recruit qualified christians that are of good moral character standing. what means qualified? what qualifies something -- >> must be white and you must be a chstian. jews will never be in the klan. they're a dirty race. we are a white race. i'm prof my race. i'm proud to be white. are you proud to be a black man? >> i am proud to be a black man. >> me too. you're a black man. did you marry a black woman? >> i'm married to a white woman. >> you know what the bible says about racial marriages. an abomination of sin. >> on the list of sins where is interracial marriage? there's like murder -- is that interracial marriage equal to that? >> it would be above because it's an abomination. >> so it's worse than murder? >> yeah. >> i wish we could have this discussion in a coffee shop on a

they may try to destroy us, but the ku klux klan has been here for 150 years. let's go. white power! >> white power! ♪ >> i realize this new klan isn't as powerful as the old klan. but there is an undeniable power to this image that is even more undeniable when you see it up close. i actually feel lucky. unlike most of the black people in the history of this country who have been present for a who have been present for a cross burning, i get to leave. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ >>> one of america's favorite pastimes is lumping groups of people together. you know what i'm talking about, like the whole idea of minorities. let's take all the people who are darker than vin diesel and call them minorities. [ laughter ] it doesn't make any sense. because we have so many cultures and languages and religions and things. the only thing that really bonds minorities together is that we believe that if you're going to eat pork you got to use all the pig. you know what i mean? [ laughter ] you can't just be like the white people and scrape off the bacon and the

and it's known for still having an active ku klux klan presence. what kind of vibe will i get

the symbol has come to be the ku klux klan, but the clan was not the only element of care. it was a broadly societal effort optimized by the clan. wasded in 1865, the established to form new kinds of law and the creation of a new type of white supremacy. society wasican attacked on all levels, not simply physical violence, but psychologically and intellectually and the denial of all the rights. but african-americans responded to that in a way that created their own society and allowed them to express their own vision for the future. the symbolood became of the ku klux klan and was widely seen across society protecting the identity of individuals, though in most communities, everyone knew who was underneath the hood. but it wasn't just the physical terror of penalized by the clan and the lynchings other parts of society conducted. more than 4000 individuals were illegally murdered with no consequences on the perpetrators from the team 80's into the 1940's. it was a constant process of intimidation. it has had to do with psychological intimidation, so the publication of a boo

every single member of the ku klux klan was a member of the democratic party. >> so going into the electionk support. >> just three weeks before the election, martin luther king is arrested. he and 50 other african-americans had entered a whites-only restaurant. >> the police were called. they refused to move. and they were all put in jail. including king. it got even worse when he was transferred in the middle of the night to a state penitentiary in rural georgia. >> and he's at risk there. his wife is afraid he's going to get killed. >> this is nixon's golden opportunity to rescue dr. king and scoop the black vote. ...so build a better website in under an hour with... ...gocentral from godaddy. the internet is waiting. start for free today at godaddy. when heartburn hits fight back fast with new tums chewy bites. fast relief in every bite. crunchy outside. chewy inside. tum tum tum tum new tums chewy bites. a lower a1c is a lot witabout choices.tes but it can be hard sometimes, 'cause different sides of you struggle with which ones to make. well, what if you kept making good ones? then? y

. >> reporter: it's recruitment material for the ku klux klan. >> people think it's okay as if they'resking them to join the boy scouts. >> reporter: tonight people with a variety of faiths and backgrounds set a goal. >> when you touch your heart with someone's story purse cushion and shattered hopes, it really does move you to action. >> reporter: the best defense against hate may be in this room. >> we draw strength from each other. >> reporter: because for them the alternative is unacceptable. >> you can't let it stand. it can't go on. >> reporter: in upper dublin drew smith. >>> new at 11:00, president trump's son in law is reportedly under scrutiny in the russia investigation. investigators believe jared kushner has significant information about the investigation. but that does not mean they suspect him of a crime nor plan to charge him. it's also unclear why they're interested in kushner. investigators have been looking into whether truffmp associates interfered. >>> we're waiting for the results of montana's special house alection. voters went to the polls just a day after gianf

the ku klux klan they were american bred terrorism.e can go ahead and say it is muslims or islam that is the people are practice -- that is wrong. terrorism is a tactic. it is a choice that a group of people use. most of the victims worldwide of muslim extremist terraces -- extremist terrorism groups is the muslims. victims are fellow muslims. the version that the perversion of religion -- the perversion of religion. you kill your own people. if you look at boko haram, they are killing their own africans. yes? host: this is the response from the department of homeland security yesterday saying that they are closely monitoring the situation -- eugene from laurel, maryland. independent line. caller: thank you for giving this opportunity. i really concur with a lot of the previous callers talked about. it is about hate and not about religion. acts of violence, the united states has a long history of christian terrorists and the obama bombing -- the oklahoma city bombing is an indication of that kind of violence. turn our eyes to one relig

i was like, i don't know, maybe i should go talk to the ku klux klan. got quiet for a long time. but i could tell it was that kind of quiet where this was like that might be good for ratings. but kamau might die. but that might be really good for ratings. [ laughter ] when i pitched the ku klux klan idea i didn't think they'd actually let me do it. you know what i mean? i was just trying to be edgy and get the job. and i thought we'd negotiate down to like the rodeo. [ laughter ]

he said this will be boom to ecruitment, talking about the ku klux klan and others on the far right. a big boom k it was when obama was president, but when donald trump, his campaign off, we saw it becoming very visible with duke, spencer, other names we had never heard of before. and like these around the country. we need leadership from the top. the ad, monday i saw "washington post" story about how the public administration is cutting funds. that is not the kind of move we need to make now. republican line from indiana, william, hi. hi.er: yeah, i'm listening to, i'm a lived that senior, i long, i'm called a senior. i've never heard so much stuff coming out of educated men. glasses, stop what you are saying about the republicans, stop the hate. both sides. stop the race, we're americans, together. stop. have all you gone insane? stop the hate. news every single attack, attack. on trump, leave the man alone. i'm democrat, i'm republican, brother.can, peace, host: -- guest: i'm an independent. before i blican became -- before i voted for democrats and that is because i a kid. up in

they, the confederate officers in particular, formed the core of the ku klux klan. we cannot say they both fought well. we can say that much. and they both fought for morally equivalent causes. you can't say that part. >> yes, in the middle. >> i'm a professor of history up in ashland. thank you for all of your perspective. the confederate commemorate landscape was largely dormant till the racist violence of 2015 activated oppositional perspectives, and particular, energize the lack lives matter movement to create new discourses around these monuments. are you concerned that the potential removal of this confederate landscape might not necessitate, not only acquiescing the history, but also, as we move forward, eradicating a platform for oppositional voices? >> who'd like to handle that? >> i think you're, i agree entirely with your premise and i know, it you wlel ell is something that we should bear in mind. dedication peak on day. in many cases, the climate was put up so they could have the dedication ceremony. that is what people wanted, was the dedication ceremo

thesede of -- to carve confederate leaders into the side of a mountain and he also joined the ku klux klanone of them had a falling out with the clan and he gets fired as the sculptor. he had to flee and discovery -- and destroy his models and he has to flee for his life. figures andhed two was starting on a third. of these people in this crowd involved in not? rushmore -- in mount rushmore? brian: -- mr. snyder: some would say he was just interested in people funding his big projects. west, he washe interested in the plight of western farmers and the plight of workers and his politics in many ways were aligned with people like felix frankfurter. there is a populism attached to his politics. and there were people in the administration who helped him make route? mount rushmore. coolidge gave him his initial federal funding. hoover carried it on a little -- but then work on he campaigned hard for fdr and fdr enabled rushmore to become rushmore. >> with you think this work will be completed? >> i am trying to finish it so the figures will be done by 1975 sufficiently to allow the president to

side of -- to carve these confederate leaders into the side of a mountain and he also joined the ku klux klanborglum had a falling out with the klan and he gets fired as the sculptor. he had to flee and destroy his models and he has to flee for his life. to the hills of georgia. into north carolina. he had finished two figures and was starting on a third. brian: were any of these people in this crowd involved in mount rushmore? mr. snyder: some would say he was just interested in people funding his big projects. borglum became a political animal. i don't think that is only the case. he was from the west, he was interested in the plight of western farmers and the plight of workers and his politics in many ways were aligned with people like felix frankfurter. there is a populism attached to his politics. and there were people in the roosevelt administration who helped him make mount rushmore. it was this project at the height of the great depression. coolidge gave him his initial federal funding. hoover carried it on a little bit but then he campaigned hard , borglum campaigned hard for fdr and

tapping thewere workers, with the percentage of workers in unions were on the decline, in which the ku klux klan was able to march in large numbers in washington, d.c., renowned for anti-immigrant attacks, a kind of served as a ray of light of what was possible. and it also, for the communists, had a very strong impact. it showed that comments were competent organizers. it showed that they had the political perspective and the political program in order to achieve mass struggle. in themunist party 1920's and late 1920's was undergoing dramatic changes, which i call in my book the stalinization or to generate enerization of the commonest party. but for the moment, the passaic strike really put the communist in passaic andp, in the working class nationally and also internationally. something that, a year later, would become important in the -- ggle to free end on a of want to quote from weisbord. "the reald, importance of passaic is that there are many passaics. america is virtually built on passaics. not only of the textile industry but in every basic and heavy industry in the country. the monstr

. >>> neighbors in montgomery county held a candlelight vigil last night where flyers from the ku klux klanwere found this month. neighbors wanted to send a message that rate is not welcome in our community -- that hate is not welcome in our community. >>> memorial day send finally here. you see -- memorial day day is finally here. you see the pictures. >> signs of the holiday ahead. we've seen quite a few people out and about taking an early run or stroll along the boards. definitely it will be packed throughout the weekend as we close closer to memorial day. a new day for a well known roller coaster on the wildwood boardwalk. the great mower easter opens at maury's surfsides pier. the ride received a makeover replacing the to give it a test ride. >> and the bumper cars and rest of dorney park are open daily for the summer season starting today. new this year at the park, near allentown, the kaleidoscope ride that gives feeling the weightlessness -- >> wait for that. >> i've got my eyes closed. thank you. >> you don't even look at them? >> the bumper cars are fine. we're under cover, on th

>> why don't they add nazis and the ku klux klan and the muslim brotherhood and see how they react to that. this bill is not popular among democrats, they have democrats among cambodia, vietnam, korea, cuba and look around the world. look at cuba, korea, venezuela. hasn't worked so well. last i looked the soviet union lost the cold war? liz: good point, we're wondering why is this issue so important to democrat legislators in california now. don't they have more things to work on? >> this gets to something about our schools. we're all taught thankfully about the evils of nazism. communism which killed 100 million people, blighted the lives of others get a gloss. tensions were good, they killed everyone but tengs were good. it gets a gloss they don't know. liz: you're blaming academics. >> starts with the schools, sympathetic with the left because the left uses the right language, we're for the people. we may kill tens of millions but we're for the people. our intentions are good. they fall for the nonsense. ask the assemblyman, whatever his name is, his criteria, you want nazis in the

certainly, the ku klux klan has marched, gotten permits to marge, i support that, as well, though i don't they have to say. with that phrase, i may not agree with what you are saying but i will defend your right to say it. that is what we stand for, that is of the first amendment stands for. no government entity has the right to tell people what to believe and what to say. marching, you can have a permit to marge, it is part of that first amendment right that we agree. >> free speech is protected, even if it is hate speech. which none of us like to witness, but it also embodies something that we all hold very dear, which is people's right to speak their mind, as long as they do it peacefully. >> if people are worried about authoritarian tendencies, having the mayor or a government official claiming that there is no constitutional right to certain kinds of speech just because he opposes the viewpoint of that speech, when that is dangerous rhetoric on something that he should know better. he initially said that he thought it would be something -- a better idea if these didn't happen. that h

two of them were dressed as ku klux klan members.all faced up to a year in jail, one protester says her attorney will file a motion to have that verdict dismissed. joining us now with more on this, brian claypool, criminal defense attorney and emily, former federal attorney and former criminal defense attorney, thank you both for joining us. so emily, where is the line drawn between lawful protests in disrupting a proceeding? speak of this specific statute, destructive and disorderly is what is known as a catchall, so it means that it is a whole host of unruly or obnoxious behavior can fall into that category. for example, one of the protesters said, it wasn't an audible gasp, a mere laugh, i could not help myself. clearly, that was discrete duty not construed disruptive because the guard approached her then she became quite audibly disruptive when she was being brought out so the nature of the statute is that there is a whole host of behavior that falls under it. more importantly, it speaks to the respective that seat so the fact of

would like to ask is when i say that abraham lincoln was republican and the democrats created the ku klux klan after they lost their slave trade in the civil war, the comment from the democrat what were once democrats are now republicans end quote were republicans are not democrats. in other words, the parties philosophies have changed to the point where now democrats could take credit for lincoln in winning the civil war. i was curious what especially the black fella there considers a good response to this insanity. >> corey. >> so, colorblindness inaction. i think that is certainly sort of deployment of history, what the republican party was like as a basis to making contemporary fields. what happens is black republicans themselves feel like party leadership over a lie on this historical narrative. the fundamental backdrop to that is if you knew better, you would end better. black republicans to elect the best way to do averages and to tell people to understand history. and so i think there's a real talent if you wanted to remove these historical facts from the broader context. no one can ar

sessions has a history of making racist comments, including reportedly saying he thought the ku klux klan was "ok until i found out they smoked pot." the university of colorado bolder threatened student environmental activists with arrest and forced them to end a nearly week-long sit-in on wednesday. the sit-in was demanding the university divest from fossil fuels. on tuesday, university chancellor met with some of the students to discuss divestment. the protest came as students at the university of california at santa cruz held a sit-in at an administrative building, in a protest charging the campus is hostile to african-american students. the african-black student union is calling for a housing co-op for students of color and required diversity training for incoming students. and that saint all of, college in minnesota -- saint all of college in minnesota, many protested racist incidents on campus. and in jackson, mississippi, social justice activist and attorney chokwe antar lumumba is positioned to become the city's next mayor after handily winning a primary election on tuesday. the 3

i was like, i don't know, maybe i should go talk to the ku klux klan.laughter ] that was exactly -- hmm. then it got quiet for a long

. >> new this morning, attorney general jeff sessions dressed in a ku klux klan costume and various hash of justice headquarters and the fbi building last night. now robin bell is credit for these projects. he's using the hashtag sessions must go and we need to see the memo. >> ♪ >> 5:35 is our time right now. we're kicking off the weekend. summer today, back to spring tomorrow. >> back to spring tomorrow, yup. and kind of a mixture of clouds and sun this weekend. not as much sun as we had the last few days. could use a little bit of a break. >> okay. >> already, it's just three days. [laughter] >> and you need a break. >> sensitive skin, sunburn. >> got you. okay. >> one more day of sunscreen and summer like weather before we get the springtime temperatures back in here really for the second half of may here we're going to kind of round things out without too much heat and humidity. satellite and radar showing what is actually a cold front off to our north. kind of hard to see this morning but it's there through northern portions of pennsylvania. that's sliding southward later today and

history, and her latest book is called "the second coming of the kkk the ku klux klan and the , american political tradition." forthcoming. second, we will hear from richard wright, professor of american history at stanford university. he is a recipient of numerous honors, as are all of our panelists today. twice he received jury selection finalist for the pulitzer prize. prizehe won the parkman and he's also the past president of this organization, the organization of american historians. he has been a macarthur fellow. various other awards and prizes, including a guggenheim fellowship. he has a forthcoming book entitled "the republic for which it stands the united states , during reconstruction and the gilded age." part of the oxford history of united states series. he was the author of, among "railroaded:orks, the transcontinental and making of modern america." thank you. storytelling and a family's past, the organic machine, middle ground, indians come in the best indian empires. it is your misfortune and none of my own, a new history of the american west, the roots of dependency, su

so i worked on the ku klux klan, the whole thing. i would go to court and the bailiff would tell me to move, no, ma'am, this is for the lawyers. big, 6'4", 6'5", guns on both hips. >> when you told him you were the lawyer. >> first disbelief. and then he would have to check with somebody. and the jungs just couldn't believe it. i mean, this is '71, '72, '73 in the deep south. there was one case i had in alabama. it was so deep i was trying to get a change of menu for a young black boy. and i said, judge, you know, there is a lot of racial anonymous here. there is a sign that says, and i quote it used the n word, nigger, if you are reading this sign you are too deep in culver. that's on the side of the road. he said, oh, i heard about that sign, but i have never seen it. so a lot of experiences like that. >> as was true in law school, is it gender or is it race or is it eve ever both? >> it was both. someone asked me, elaine, which is it? and i said, you know, i can't pull myself apart. i'm pulling myself. i'm an african-american woma