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the ku klux klan. the ku klux klan. we can discuss the remote and of the klan in terms of southern history as it goes through jim crow, how movies like "birth of a nation" meant to glorify the klan, but in this context we can expand the role that the ku klux klan played in american society. the story begins things giving -- thanksgiving night 1915, on top of stone mountain, georgia. if you have never been there, it is a tall granite peak outside atlanta. a group of men gathered, planted an american flag and a cross set the cross on fire. of course they do, right? and they opened a bible to romans, chapter 12, verse 2, and proclaimed the new knights of the ku klux klan. and what do they find? do not conform yourself to this age, but be transformed by the renewal of the mind so you may judge what is god's will and what is good and pleasing and perfect. do not conform yourself to this age gives us a very large hint at what drove those to join this newly formed mass. do not conform yourself to this age. th
the ku klux klan. the ku klux klan. we can discuss the remote and of the klan in terms of southern history as it goes through jim crow, how movies like "birth of a nation" meant to glorify the klan, but in this context we can expand the role that the ku klux klan played in american society. the story begins things giving -- thanksgiving night 1915, on top of stone mountain, georgia. if you have never been there, it is a tall granite peak outside atlanta. a group of men gathered,...
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this week on "talk to al jazeera" we speak to the former leader of the ku space klux klan david duke. >> you have touched on it. i want to make sure we give it a good airing your idea that the essential nature of the country will change as the demographics of the country change. and i wonder if you think america won't be essentially america. >> i already see in america -- an american that's not the america i grew up in as a young man. we have every major movie, it seems like for young people today promotes all sorts of drug use, dis lucien, drinking yourself 25,000 kids die a year. they are producing the culture that's destroying this country. i don't think -- i don't believe hollywood represents the values. i will give you a good example of this. america now is torturing people and whether or not we torture them in a caa place somewhere around the world or whether we send them in readdition to some hershman tortures them. this is not the belief my forefathers had. our founding fathers would roll over in their grave. this is something, by the way, again, we learned from israel. this i
this week on "talk to al jazeera" we speak to the former leader of the ku space klux klan david duke. >> you have touched on it. i want to make sure we give it a good airing your idea that the essential nature of the country will change as the demographics of the country change. and i wonder if you think america won't be essentially america. >> i already see in america -- an american that's not the america i grew up in as a young man. we have every major movie, it seems...
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. >> how the ku klux klan was made bankrupt. plus. >> i'm harry fawcett in taiwan. the preservation of traditional chinese characters with pen and paper but with smartphones people are forgetting how to write them. humanity... only on al jazeera america >> former klansman david duke. >> america has been taken over. >> defending his controversial past. >> i did what i thought was right. >> that was then... what about now? >> i believe the zionists control the country. >> "talk to al jazeera". only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. i'm shilly gauche. town of under i.s.i.l. control in september is near a u.s. training base. >>> brazil's supreme court has given the go-head toahead to investigate a scandal involving petrobras. >>> eight guards killed and attacked the al ghani oil field near sala. >>> 16-year-old trial about freedom of expression. despite criticism the turkish prime minister says the prosecution is justified. >> reporter: a show of support for a 16-year-old boy facing a serious charge in turkey, insulting president recep tayyip erdogan. >> we want a
. >> how the ku klux klan was made bankrupt. plus. >> i'm harry fawcett in taiwan. the preservation of traditional chinese characters with pen and paper but with smartphones people are forgetting how to write them. humanity... only on al jazeera america >> former klansman david duke. >> america has been taken over. >> defending his controversial past. >> i did what i thought was right. >> that was then... what about now? >> i believe the zionists...
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saa the ku. crew worked there is now out of a job = =-- >> reporter :contributions from all over have come to help him out one of the african-american members of the essay is incredulous. >>:i can't believe they were talking about me i walked these halls with them like friends. >> reporter :there is some fallout here. 11 player who was promising has decided to not go to the school now. >>:i wanna be associate with the school does like this. --don't want to be associated with this school. ♪ ♪ ee-e-e-oh-mum-oh-weh ♪ ♪ hush my darling... ♪ ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. ♪ [snoring.] ♪ hush my darling... ♪ [snoring.] ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. ♪ [snoring.] take the roar out of snore. yet another innovation only at a sleep number store. >> gary :patrick willis had an emotional goodbye after eight seasons in the nfl. he says he can play no longer, you see him in street clothes. most of 2014 was spent with him dealing with a major toes surgery. it cou
saa the ku. crew worked there is now out of a job = =-- >> reporter :contributions from all over have come to help him out one of the african-american members of the essay is incredulous. >>:i can't believe they were talking about me i walked these halls with them like friends. >> reporter :there is some fallout here. 11 player who was promising has decided to not go to the school now. >>:i wanna be associate with the school does like this. --don't want to be associated...
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he is a former grand dragon of the ku klux klan and a confederate general. bears his name today. >> i live in atlanta. my son says i am because we are because selma was. i came out today to bring my daughter out so she has a stronger connection with history. i am really excited to be here to be a part of history today. >> this is my brother. he started a new movement, and the concept is in georgia they passed legislation that says you cannot take down a monument unless you replace it with anyone monument. my whole thing is this. the movement is called dhd don't honor devils. this dude is a ku klux klan member. amy: "this dude," being -- >> i don't want to say. >> this dude known as edmund pettus. >> there is no germany bridge called the adolf hitler bridge. so if you are going to be the grand dragon of the kkk, you don't deserve to have a bridge named after you. it is not right. we do not like that. we do not like that. >> ♪ and i'll fight for my right to be free ♪ amy: your id says selma planning team member, living legacy project. what is living legacy? >>
he is a former grand dragon of the ku klux klan and a confederate general. bears his name today. >> i live in atlanta. my son says i am because we are because selma was. i came out today to bring my daughter out so she has a stronger connection with history. i am really excited to be here to be a part of history today. >> this is my brother. he started a new movement, and the concept is in georgia they passed legislation that says you cannot take down a monument unless you replace...
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, the inquirer son was recognized with a pulitzer prize for its brave and energetic fight against the ku klux klan, against the enactment of a law barring the teaching of evolution, against lynching, and for justice to the negro. well-wishers poured in across the country. some said that the harrises were only too eager to look down on their home state. they were outstanding journalists. their talents to not extend to the business and financial aspects of running a newspaper. in the 1920's they lost ownership of the newspaper to another individual who owned other newspapers. in late 1929, the new owner fire julia harris, indicating her tutorials and in-depth reporting were no longer needed and superfluous. enraged, they both decided to leave columbus and returned to -- atlanta to strike out on new adventures. many of the residents the moan to this, sending them notes expressing their sadness. an organization for lacked professional men award -- for black professional men awarded them for their efforts improving the lives of african americans in columbus. during their decade in columbus th
, the inquirer son was recognized with a pulitzer prize for its brave and energetic fight against the ku klux klan, against the enactment of a law barring the teaching of evolution, against lynching, and for justice to the negro. well-wishers poured in across the country. some said that the harrises were only too eager to look down on their home state. they were outstanding journalists. their talents to not extend to the business and financial aspects of running a newspaper. in the 1920's they...
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1926, the "inquirer son" was recognized with a pulitzer for his brave and energetic fights against the kuan against the barring of a law barring the teacher of evolution and against incompetent in public officials -- against incompetent officials and against the negro. well wishes poured in from across the country, though there were some who felt they were only too eager to look down on their own home state and portray themselves to be better. so they were outstanding journalists, but their talents to not extend to the business and financial aspects of running a newspaper. in the late 1920's, they lost ownership of the paper to another individual who owned other newspapers. in late 1929, the new owner fire julia harris, indicating her editorials and in-depth reporting were no longer needed and were superfluous to the papers operation. both decided to leave columbus and returned to atlanta to strike out on new adventures. many of the city's residents he moans the loss, sending them many notes expressing their sadness. the social civic 25 club even awarded the harrises with a loving cup, th
1926, the "inquirer son" was recognized with a pulitzer for his brave and energetic fights against the kuan against the barring of a law barring the teacher of evolution and against incompetent in public officials -- against incompetent officials and against the negro. well wishes poured in from across the country, though there were some who felt they were only too eager to look down on their own home state and portray themselves to be better. so they were outstanding journalists, but...
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to fight the rise of the ku klux klan. nt across america, but in contrast to its earlier form immediately after the civil war, this clan had a much broader focus. not only did it want to terrorize african-americans, but it also targeted catholics, jews, and immigrants. this version of the clan was also much more interested in getting involved in local and state politics to try and in the policies that fit with their prejudice views. when the harrises arrived in the columbus -- in columbus, the city's police commissioner and had made a statement to the effect that the clan was -- to any city in which it was located, which indicates the level of support that the kkk was receiving through official channels in columbus. however, julian harris and his publishing partner specifically set out to combat the clan in the south. both julian and his wife, julia were natives of atlanta. julian harris was the son of joel chandler harris, who is the author of the uncle remus folk stories. and julia had grown up as a socialite in atlanta b
to fight the rise of the ku klux klan. nt across america, but in contrast to its earlier form immediately after the civil war, this clan had a much broader focus. not only did it want to terrorize african-americans, but it also targeted catholics, jews, and immigrants. this version of the clan was also much more interested in getting involved in local and state politics to try and in the policies that fit with their prejudice views. when the harrises arrived in the columbus -- in columbus, the...
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across a bridge that was named for former alabama senator, confederate general, and grand wizard in the ku klux klan. it was a march along a road that promised to be not straight, a road that led through difficult terrain, a road that had been traveled by generations whose footsteps still echo through history. a march through the injustice of plessisy v. ferguson. march to the read the era of slavery by another name, and the dark days of jim crow. march past but they always thought peculiar institutions and a strange, horrific fruit. they were met with suspicion hostility, and hatred, and still they marched on. though their feet were tired their souls were restless. though their bodies eggs, there will was strong. -- ached, thei willr was strong. though they were driven back by violent resistance by alabama officers willing wits, billy clubs, and their bare fists they refused to give up, get out, or given. still they marched on. and with the relentless drumbeat of their footsteps they didn't thebent the arc of the moral universe a little further toward justice. a dubious congress and a gre
across a bridge that was named for former alabama senator, confederate general, and grand wizard in the ku klux klan. it was a march along a road that promised to be not straight, a road that led through difficult terrain, a road that had been traveled by generations whose footsteps still echo through history. a march through the injustice of plessisy v. ferguson. march to the read the era of slavery by another name, and the dark days of jim crow. march past but they always thought peculiar...
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ku klux klan during the struggle for civil rights.his has been the life's right of morris deeds. >> i think the center would share me feeling, putting some of america's major hate groups with the strategy of taking them to civil courts and hitting them in the pocketbook. >> the case that stands out in my mind the most is the case that bankrupted the united klans of american in 1981 for lynching an african-american guy in mobile, the group that bombed the church in firmingbirmingham and killed four girls and whose members who compelled al lady on the march from selma. >> you have several hundred virtannual hate groups. a young person can get in the bedroom and type in on their computer information they want and next thing you know they have a recipe for blowing up a building like timothy mvceigh did. so we have a whole movement change. we are trying to keep up with that change. >> while much has changed since the selma to montgomery march '50 years ago dees says maintaining vigilance against hate groups is a never-ending task. >> we ha
ku klux klan during the struggle for civil rights.his has been the life's right of morris deeds. >> i think the center would share me feeling, putting some of america's major hate groups with the strategy of taking them to civil courts and hitting them in the pocketbook. >> the case that stands out in my mind the most is the case that bankrupted the united klans of american in 1981 for lynching an african-american guy in mobile, the group that bombed the church in firmingbirmingham...
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later the city of birmingham agrees to segregate and four months after a bomb planted in a church by the kuls four schoolgirls. ♪ sometimes in the water ♪ ♪[ music ]♪ [ applause ] >> this marks the turning point in america, the civil rights act is soon enacted making segregation illegal. no birmingham, no photo, no march on washington, and no selma. i wanted to find the men in the photograph, ask them how far the country has come? the teen's name is walter gadsden, i couldn't locate him. he seemed to have evaporred into the history. the cop has been identified to for years as dick middleton and he told his story that the photo didn't bother him. middleton's old colleague remembers him, too. >> yes, i have seen it, and that is officer middleton. and i don't know -- the dog is on the leash, but i got no answer, because i wasn't there. >> reporter: dick middleton is still alive, living in birmingham, alabama. >> it's not him. >> reporter: he was a birmingham police officer, yeah? >> that is not him. >> reporter: he told the washington post it was him. >> no, no, that is not. >> reporter: would
later the city of birmingham agrees to segregate and four months after a bomb planted in a church by the kuls four schoolgirls. ♪ sometimes in the water ♪ ♪[ music ]♪ [ applause ] >> this marks the turning point in america, the civil rights act is soon enacted making segregation illegal. no birmingham, no photo, no march on washington, and no selma. i wanted to find the men in the photograph, ask them how far the country has come? the teen's name is walter gadsden, i couldn't...
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in the honkyo ku, or meditative style, great emphasis is placed on the tone color, or timbre of eachote. (woman) the roots of shakuhachi music lie in zen meditative practice. this sect of buddhism--they believe playing the shakuhachi playing even a single tone was a means or vehicle for enlightenment. [soft flute plays] shakuhachi has such a palette of different color sounds. for example, if we want a very strong round sound, more like a western flute, very hard-edged sound, we have [hard-edged flute sound] very, more strong kind shakuhachi sound. then we also want a very airy sound so the same kind of [airy flute sounds] (narrator) when another instrument and voice are added to the shakuhachi, what kind of texture results? (hahn) when shakuhachi plays with the ensemble, with koto and with vocalist, these kinds of lines together are heterophonic in nature. the same melody is being played, but there are little nuances part own [sings example] like this. shakuhachi, they may not play in that kind of ormentation, that kind of subtlety, so we might play just an introductory note to the p
in the honkyo ku, or meditative style, great emphasis is placed on the tone color, or timbre of eachote. (woman) the roots of shakuhachi music lie in zen meditative practice. this sect of buddhism--they believe playing the shakuhachi playing even a single tone was a means or vehicle for enlightenment. [soft flute plays] shakuhachi has such a palette of different color sounds. for example, if we want a very strong round sound, more like a western flute, very hard-edged sound, we have [hard-edged...
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. >> the ku klux klan bankrupt >>> plus... >> i'm nicole johnson in afghanistan's national museum in kabul. coming up, why conservationists are struggling to save the cultural heritage. >> in sport, they see the dreams of mexico. they have the details. >>> hello again, here are the headlines. in nigeria, 10 have been killed in three separate explosions in the north-east in a suspected attack. the first blast took place in borneo state. an hour later two bus stations in the city were attacked. i.s.i.l. fighters destroyed the remains of hat ra this is the second such act within days. >>> libya's two rival governments are said to be edge edging closer to a deal. all parties have been warned about carrying out attacks whilst negotiations are held >>> to brazil where the supreme court approved investigations in relation to some top politicians cials accused of taking bribes in exchange for contracts from petrogas. >> reporter: this rist of names was released by the brazil supreme court. among the people accused of taking bribes is former president and speakers of congress. all but one of d
. >> the ku klux klan bankrupt >>> plus... >> i'm nicole johnson in afghanistan's national museum in kabul. coming up, why conservationists are struggling to save the cultural heritage. >> in sport, they see the dreams of mexico. they have the details. >>> hello again, here are the headlines. in nigeria, 10 have been killed in three separate explosions in the north-east in a suspected attack. the first blast took place in borneo state. an hour later two bus...
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ian ferminger texted officers messages that some would expect from the ku klux klan. all ns must f'ing hang. do you celebrate kwanza at your school in yes, we burn on the field and celebrate whitemas. seen in this 2009 video, confronting a skateboarder and threatening to break his arm. he was investigated for that incident. now chief of police want him fire. twab's lawyer writes while the alleged texts are in bad taste and unacceptable, they were intended for a specific recipient and not ind mouse on the officer. it is said that it is spread beyond the officer and ferminger. >> they say this problem is much deeper, it goes higher an that other people are involved. >> but the president of that association, officers for justice, says there's no hard evidence. >> actually, only thing i can say is that is what the rumored around the departments and around various stations. >> hidachi said his office identified 120 cases involving two of the office efs. and demonstrating how they could bias case he called on a young ucf student recently robbed at his apartment. >> when we c
ian ferminger texted officers messages that some would expect from the ku klux klan. all ns must f'ing hang. do you celebrate kwanza at your school in yes, we burn on the field and celebrate whitemas. seen in this 2009 video, confronting a skateboarder and threatening to break his arm. he was investigated for that incident. now chief of police want him fire. twab's lawyer writes while the alleged texts are in bad taste and unacceptable, they were intended for a specific recipient and not ind...
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senator and a high-ranking member of the ku klux klan time has not changed this landmark very much overhe last 50 years. >> i had no idea there was a possibility of violence. selma gave so much to america and the world. >> reporter: this bridge is a powerful piece of metal for so many people across the country. when you stand here you can't really see what's on the other side of the ridge. and the protesters had no idea what they were walking toward. but their walk changed the future of this country. the images that were beamed across the country, the video that helped everyone understand the struggle for the civil rights movement a movement that really got its wings because of what happened here. >> i heard what i thought were gunshots and screams. and people just screaming and screaming. >> reporter: joanne was just a child when she marched on bloody sunday. >> and before we turned around, it was too late. the policemen came in from both sides, the front and the back and there was nowhere to go. tried to walk across and couldn't. >> reporter: it's a painful memory she shares with peop
senator and a high-ranking member of the ku klux klan time has not changed this landmark very much overhe last 50 years. >> i had no idea there was a possibility of violence. selma gave so much to america and the world. >> reporter: this bridge is a powerful piece of metal for so many people across the country. when you stand here you can't really see what's on the other side of the ridge. and the protesters had no idea what they were walking toward. but their walk changed the...
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was a confederate general in the civil war, pettus was also a virulent racist and ogrand dragon of the ku. there is now a petition to rename that bridge. >>> one of the fiercest opponents of civil rights in the 1960s was alabama governor george wallace. wallace had vowed to stop the march. sat down to speak about her legacy. >> my father never built a bomb or hit anybody with a billy club but he created a climate that allowed other people to go and do those things. >> peggy wallace kennedy is the daughter of george wallace the alabama governor who built his reputation fighting against civil rights. >> and i say segregation now segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever! >> so when you listen to your father say segregation now and all of that, and -- >> that's probably the most racist thing i've ever heard him sais. >> that wasn't the only time her father's words and actions betrayed racial bias. wallace stood in the door of the university of alabama, to deny entrance to two african americans. receiving threats of violence and death. >> i actually answered the phone and i'm all of four
was a confederate general in the civil war, pettus was also a virulent racist and ogrand dragon of the ku. there is now a petition to rename that bridge. >>> one of the fiercest opponents of civil rights in the 1960s was alabama governor george wallace. wallace had vowed to stop the march. sat down to speak about her legacy. >> my father never built a bomb or hit anybody with a billy club but he created a climate that allowed other people to go and do those things. >> peggy...
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a gang of the ku klux klan was allegedly involved but no one has ever been charged. producing a list of 126 victims 115 of those cases have been closed yet only a single case has been prosecuted. according to the cold case justice initiative there are more than 300 cases that have not been acknowledged by the government let alone solved. now considering the amount of possible cold cases that have not been acknowledged the initiative group believes there could be hundreds if not thousands that have gotten away with murder. in attorney general eric holder's report to the government being evidence is shrouded so many years after the fact. >> ben greenberg a member of the cold case civil rights project. ben what do you think of this case? >> well john it's been really quite disappointing. there really was a great window of opportunity here to finally bring some closure to families who lost loved ones decades ago with no form of redress no course to justice and witnesses are dying every day. and the opportunity to really approach these cases in a comprehensive ambitious f
a gang of the ku klux klan was allegedly involved but no one has ever been charged. producing a list of 126 victims 115 of those cases have been closed yet only a single case has been prosecuted. according to the cold case justice initiative there are more than 300 cases that have not been acknowledged by the government let alone solved. now considering the amount of possible cold cases that have not been acknowledged the initiative group believes there could be hundreds if not thousands that...
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you know david duke, the ku klux klan leader. steve steve scalise they should see him as david duke without the baggage. roll call did an article about david duke at the time. david duke was a klan member. he made a kkk run for congress from louisiana in roll call for the article. they talked to other republicans in the state who might be interested in running for the seat. "another potential candidate, state representative steve scalise says he embraces many of the same views as david duke but he is more viable. they need to get behind someone who believes in the issues they care about but also can get elected. david duke has proven he can't get elected. they are smart enough to realize they need to get behind someone that can get elected. david duke has proven he can't get elected. that is the end of the quote. david duke has proven he can't get elected. but he, steve scalise, could. and he did. and then republicans this year, this year the republican party made him their number three leader in congress. because she so good at c
you know david duke, the ku klux klan leader. steve steve scalise they should see him as david duke without the baggage. roll call did an article about david duke at the time. david duke was a klan member. he made a kkk run for congress from louisiana in roll call for the article. they talked to other republicans in the state who might be interested in running for the seat. "another potential candidate, state representative steve scalise says he embraces many of the same views as david...
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there were organizations which mimicked the ku klux klan to have these people locked up and, greed, beings american as apple pie, to get their land get their boats. and many of the people who were villains in this later became heroes. in this country. the attorney general of california then was named earl warren. he became governor warren and he became chief justice of the supreme court. he was the one who pushed the line before congress. he rode the backs of the japanese to the governorship. but his line was that the fact that there had been no sabotage was proof they were organizing massive sabotage and it would only happen when they got the word from tokyo. and that was what one political cartoonist took called waiting for the signal from home. and japanese lined up all over the west coast, picking up tnt to use to blow up americans. does anyone know the style here? who this is? it is dr. seuss. he was then named ted geisel. he was the political cartoonist of a left-wing magazine. this was his attitude. he bought into the fact that there was a japanese fifth column, i.e. secret spies e
there were organizations which mimicked the ku klux klan to have these people locked up and, greed, beings american as apple pie, to get their land get their boats. and many of the people who were villains in this later became heroes. in this country. the attorney general of california then was named earl warren. he became governor warren and he became chief justice of the supreme court. he was the one who pushed the line before congress. he rode the backs of the japanese to the governorship....
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old domestic terrorism committed against blacks in the south by white supremacist groups such as the ku klux klan and also the aryan brotherhood groups. they go to start the investigation right now. they don't know if it's suicide or if somebody else had another reason to kill him. he made enemies in prison, en enemies since out of prison -- you know, all of those facts will have to be investigated bu but the appearance of it is enough to get the fbi involved in it right away. >> tom, the fact his hands were not tied behind his back, he had a skull cap on his head. obviously, law enforcement would look for some signs of a struggle. any indications of depression or any indications that he wanted to take his life or also indications of how the rope was tied, i suppose, and how he ended up in that tree and anything around that area? >> right. they'll need the full results of the autopsy once that's finished and again, interview all of the family members and everybody else that knew him to see if there's some other indications of trouble in his life that may have caused him to want to take
old domestic terrorism committed against blacks in the south by white supremacist groups such as the ku klux klan and also the aryan brotherhood groups. they go to start the investigation right now. they don't know if it's suicide or if somebody else had another reason to kill him. he made enemies in prison, en enemies since out of prison -- you know, all of those facts will have to be investigated bu but the appearance of it is enough to get the fbi involved in it right away. >> tom, the...
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. -- the ku klux klan. once radical white northerners abandoned equality with the south. as i read through confederate diaries in the spring of 1865, i unexpected link found sentiments -- i unexpectedly found sentiments. john johnson was leaking through his civil war diary and he came across an entry from april 1865, in which he had made to god that the rumors of lincoln's assassination were true. 40 years later, johnson added a note on that same page. "this was a sincere prayer" he wrote " that included when lincoln's death." it was clear that that shot that john wilkes booth shot in the theater in 1865 was the first shot in the war that came after. the war on black freedom and equality. and so my last point. we cannot know what could have happened had lincoln lived. we do know that the sling president -- slain president's martyrdom allowed people to invoke his name in the quest for equality. on the anniversary of his assassination, we know also that this quest is not yet resolved. the meaning of the civil war not yet resolved. which is why we turn with such intent inter
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he is the imperial leader of the ku klux klan. have been in ferguson recruiting member ss and the same in selma, and are you going to be taking opportunity in oklahoma as well. and what do you believe of the chant that was said in oklahoma university and the expulsions? >> well, it is a double standard. >> it is different for whites. because white people can't get into the black fraternities. >> well, that is not true. i know white people who have gotten into black fra ternternities. >> well, it is not true, because -- >> why do you believe it is not true. >> well we have the freedom of association, and people can be allowed to go into the fraternities fraternities, and we want to have all white fraternities just like there is the all black fra tern fraternities, and the black panther party, and the knappnaacp and why can't we do that? >> well, you are a member of a white fraternity and when you go into the university part of the rules are that it is integrated university, and no rules that say it is a white university and you are
he is the imperial leader of the ku klux klan. have been in ferguson recruiting member ss and the same in selma, and are you going to be taking opportunity in oklahoma as well. and what do you believe of the chant that was said in oklahoma university and the expulsions? >> well, it is a double standard. >> it is different for whites. because white people can't get into the black fraternities. >> well, that is not true. i know white people who have gotten into black fra...
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by the end of reconstruct -- the ku klux klan.im him -- as a read through confederate diaries, i found sentiments of white southerners from later decades. in 1905, confederate veteran john johnston was leaving to his civil war diary when he came across an entry from april 1865 in which he had prayed to god that the rumors of lincoln's assassination were true. 40 years later, johnston added a note on that same page -- this was a sincere prayer he wrote, that included lincoln's death. by the turn of a new century, it seems clear that the shot john wilkes booth and fired here at ford's theatre on april 14 1865 was the first shot in the war the came after appomattox, a war on black freedom and equality. and so my last point. we cannot know what happened had lincoln lived. we do know that the slain president's martyrdom permitted black americans and their white allies to invoke his name in the quest for equality. in 2015, the 150th anniversary of lincoln's assassination, we know also that this quest is not yet resolved. the meaning of
by the end of reconstruct -- the ku klux klan.im him -- as a read through confederate diaries, i found sentiments of white southerners from later decades. in 1905, confederate veteran john johnston was leaving to his civil war diary when he came across an entry from april 1865 in which he had prayed to god that the rumors of lincoln's assassination were true. 40 years later, johnston added a note on that same page -- this was a sincere prayer he wrote, that included lincoln's death. by the turn...
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ohio and the ku klux klan rally that this court decided was not incitement is pretty thin at this point in our history, because i don't know what the rule of incitement would be today. >> no, but mr. george, just the worst of the worst whether it's a swastika or whether it's the most offenses -- the most offensive racial epitaph that you can imagine and if i were on a license plate where it really is provoking violence of some kind. somebody is going to ram into that car -- >> i don't think people can the government can destroy on content. they can put on the license plates that they disagree with this is not the state's speech in big orange letters and disclaim that speech. >> where is that going to fit on the license plate? [laughter] because of that you can put, we have taxation without representation of the district of columbia's license plate and that's a political message. they can put -- >> your position is that if you prevail, a license plate can have a racial slur. that's your position? >> yes. i don't think there's any consistent decision otherwise, although the stake and disc
ohio and the ku klux klan rally that this court decided was not incitement is pretty thin at this point in our history, because i don't know what the rule of incitement would be today. >> no, but mr. george, just the worst of the worst whether it's a swastika or whether it's the most offenses -- the most offensive racial epitaph that you can imagine and if i were on a license plate where it really is provoking violence of some kind. somebody is going to ram into that car -- >> i...
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he was also someone who was a grand wizard of the ku klux klan klan. on whether this would be fitting to rename the bridge. there have been some suggestions that it should be renamed the john lewis bridge of course after u.s. congressman john lewis. most local people are not having that conversation directly. they are having conversations about how to revitalize the city how does outside money come in here provide some jobs provide opportunities because it is a city that feels very forgotten. ana? >> fredricka, thank you for all that good information. fred will have live special coverage from selma tomorrow starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on cnn. and there will be dozens of politicians there this weekend. the president, the whole first family and the largest bipartisan delegation ever is expected to be in attendance. but the group will not include top republican leaders. cnn has learned that the speaker of the house john boehner and mitch mcconnell are just a couple of lawmakers who will be conspicuously absent. jake tapper following the developmen
he was also someone who was a grand wizard of the ku klux klan klan. on whether this would be fitting to rename the bridge. there have been some suggestions that it should be renamed the john lewis bridge of course after u.s. congressman john lewis. most local people are not having that conversation directly. they are having conversations about how to revitalize the city how does outside money come in here provide some jobs provide opportunities because it is a city that feels very forgotten....
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his great-grandfather was beaten to death by the ku klux klan for attempting to vote.ndfather was prevented to vote by clan intimidation. his father was barred from voting by poll taxes and literacy tax -- tests. jarvis cannot vote because he is labeled a felon and is currently on parole. >> where are we today, 50 years after selma? >> it is common today for people to say, particularly on martin luther king day, that we have come a long way, but we still have a long, long way to go. i think the events of recent months, as well as the astonishing rates of incarceration and the existence of this permanent second-class status that in traps millions, shows us that, no, we are not on the right path. it is not a matter of having a long way to go. we have taken a u-turn and are off course entirely. that is why i say over and over again that it is not about making minor reforms and plodding along in the same direction. it is about mustering the courage to have a major reassessment of where we are as america, reckon with the racial history and our present and build a broad-base
his great-grandfather was beaten to death by the ku klux klan for attempting to vote.ndfather was prevented to vote by clan intimidation. his father was barred from voting by poll taxes and literacy tax -- tests. jarvis cannot vote because he is labeled a felon and is currently on parole. >> where are we today, 50 years after selma? >> it is common today for people to say, particularly on martin luther king day, that we have come a long way, but we still have a long, long way to go....
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on national tv denouncing political extremism, which he specifies as the american communist party, the ku klux klan and the john birch society, at the mention of which the place erupts. there are a lot of birchers there, there's a lot of would be birchers there, theological birchers if not necessarily formal members. and it's a moment that i would argue rarely in american history is a moment of transforming change. the place went on and on and on booing him. he understood instinctively that, more to the point the goldwater leaders understood oh, my god this is extremism. this, we are making the argument, we are confirming rockefeller's worst allegations in a way that lyndon johnson and the democrats never could arguably goldwater never recovered from that moment, but he did win. he formalized his victory. the next morning, i would argue, the republican party was forever changed. and in many ways it's almost also foreshadowing even the tea party movement today. i mean, libertarianism, profound philosophical and emotional antipathy toward government distrust of government which for the last
on national tv denouncing political extremism, which he specifies as the american communist party, the ku klux klan and the john birch society, at the mention of which the place erupts. there are a lot of birchers there, there's a lot of would be birchers there, theological birchers if not necessarily formal members. and it's a moment that i would argue rarely in american history is a moment of transforming change. the place went on and on and on booing him. he understood instinctively that,...
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arming america's police only on al jazeera america >>> this week on talk toays, former grand wizard of the ku ku klux klan david duke. >> when i was a young man enjoying controversial organizations, you know, i grew up from that. there is no question about that. but at least i did what i thought was right. >> he is recently been back in the news with reports that house majority whip representative steve scalise spoke at one of
arming america's police only on al jazeera america >>> this week on talk toays, former grand wizard of the ku ku klux klan david duke. >> when i was a young man enjoying controversial organizations, you know, i grew up from that. there is no question about that. but at least i did what i thought was right. >> he is recently been back in the news with reports that house majority whip representative steve scalise spoke at one of
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many of them are going back to those days when their own family members were actively involved in the kuklux klan. once we understand that, then we get to the root of the problem. we need a massive reeducation program across the board. it needs to be in our school systems and every institution and also needs to be in our media. we have to train our young people that this is not acceptable. we have to get people to learn how to stand up and stand together. that is how we are able to accomplish these things we did in the movement in the 1960's. we stood together. went to jail together, die together. if they don't understand they are brothers and sisters -- we either have to become brothers and sisters in the together -- and live together or we live separately and die as fools. that educational part is extremely important. not just to sit down in different sections of the bus or restaurant. we have to have some meaningful dialogue. that's why this program is so important. host: we are live in selma, alabama today at the foot of the admin prentice bridge, the site of bloody sunday. the first
many of them are going back to those days when their own family members were actively involved in the kuklux klan. once we understand that, then we get to the root of the problem. we need a massive reeducation program across the board. it needs to be in our school systems and every institution and also needs to be in our media. we have to train our young people that this is not acceptable. we have to get people to learn how to stand up and stand together. that is how we are able to accomplish...
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and again, the fbi has taken on the ku klux klan for 100 years and all the other white supremacist, neo-nazi type groups that have sprung up in the last decade, from aryan brotherhood brotherhood, and there's a variety of those groups and they're still out there alive and well and strong and that's why they're investigating this to try to eliminate the possibility that we have domestic terrorism rising again in this country and trying to determine exactly what happened. >> all right. tom fuentes, thank you very much as we said. the former assistant director of the fbi. >>> and next this caught on tape. a black college student, his face bloody during an arrest. he called it racism. you're going to see the entire tape and judge for yourself. >>> and gunmen attack a museum. 20 tourists at least, are dead today. what's the threat to american tourists planning to go overseas for vacation this summer? our report, coming up. the real question that needs to be asked is "what is it that we can do that is impactful?" what the cloud enables is computing to empower cancer researchers. it used to take tw
and again, the fbi has taken on the ku klux klan for 100 years and all the other white supremacist, neo-nazi type groups that have sprung up in the last decade, from aryan brotherhood brotherhood, and there's a variety of those groups and they're still out there alive and well and strong and that's why they're investigating this to try to eliminate the possibility that we have domestic terrorism rising again in this country and trying to determine exactly what happened. >> all right. tom...
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they are investigating what is happening with the freedman's bureau, and the rise of the ku klux klan. congress is engaged and active in fact-finding. one would think once a petition comes in that congress could engage in that type of fact-finding. most requests for relief were prescreened before they ever reached congress. before they ever ripened into a real petition. this prescreening process involved the local republican committee functionaries, local party officials convincing those officials that the applicant for relief was in fact presently loyal and ready to uphold and defend reconstruction and the other laws of the federal government. as observed in other contexts by some of the folks who theorized about popular constitutionalism, these committees of the people had a pivotal role in the limitation -- of the constitutional order flowing from the proposal of the amendment in 1866 through the passage of the amnesty act which would undo all of their work in 1872. once prescreened, these petitions for relief were then sent to a seated member of congress who upended to the petitio
they are investigating what is happening with the freedman's bureau, and the rise of the ku klux klan. congress is engaged and active in fact-finding. one would think once a petition comes in that congress could engage in that type of fact-finding. most requests for relief were prescreened before they ever reached congress. before they ever ripened into a real petition. this prescreening process involved the local republican committee functionaries, local party officials convincing those...
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senator and high-ranking member of the ku klux clan time has not changed this landmark much over thebility of violence. selma gave so much to america and the world. >> this bridge is a powerful piece of metal for so many people across the country. when you stand here you can't really see what's on the other side of the bridge. and the protesters had no idea what they were walking toward. but their walk changed the future of this country. the images that were beamed across the country, the video that helped everyone understand the struggle for the civil rights movement a movement that really got its wings because of what happened here. >> i heard what i thought were gunshots and screams. and people just screaming and screaming. >> joanne was just a child when she marched on bloody sunday. >> before we turned to run, it was too late. the policeman came in from both sides, the front and the back and there was nowhere to go. tried to walk across i couldn't. >> it's a painful memory she shares with people a memory she found a way to embrace, despite the horror and sounds of that fateful s
senator and high-ranking member of the ku klux clan time has not changed this landmark much over thebility of violence. selma gave so much to america and the world. >> this bridge is a powerful piece of metal for so many people across the country. when you stand here you can't really see what's on the other side of the bridge. and the protesters had no idea what they were walking toward. but their walk changed the future of this country. the images that were beamed across the country, the...
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we had the ku klux klan. we had militia individuals. we had people we had to expel out of our own protests who were there with different agendas. part of what we all know and believe is people overwhelmingly committed to protests constitutionally protected by the constitution of the united states and practiced by the civil rights movement of our ancestors, we have been consistently there practicing that. to see this video is very disturbing. many of us really want justice. even in this case. we demand those folks be brought to justice. this is not the way we believe we continue to get what everyone wants, all of the justice that is deserveded to the people in the city of ferguson and the counties of st. louis. >> so the dynamic here pastor is this. the protests themselves have become targets of outside influences that are trying to disrupt progress in ferguson. now how do you address that? saying there's outrage and having law enforcement go after the perpetrators, i understand all of that. there's probably some folks across the country
we had the ku klux klan. we had militia individuals. we had people we had to expel out of our own protests who were there with different agendas. part of what we all know and believe is people overwhelmingly committed to protests constitutionally protected by the constitution of the united states and practiced by the civil rights movement of our ancestors, we have been consistently there practicing that. to see this video is very disturbing. many of us really want justice. even in this case. we...
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it's clear that saudi arabia and the allies, ku wait egypt or pakistan - they are doing this as a response to a request from abd-rabbu mansour hadi. with abd-rabbu mansour hadi out of there, seems they want to weaken the houthis and reinstate him as the leader. if president abd-rabbu mansour hadi is not on the ground. the ar annian peninsula -- arabian peninsula and i.s.i.s. will be stronger. when abd-rabbu mansour hadi goes back to yemen, he'd look like a puppet president and would struggle again considering he is was put into power in 2012 for two years, a transitional time period. it seems the international community wants president abd-rabbu mansour hadi to be an ally, but he'd come back to yemen that is sparse. he would come back to military bases destroyed and would have to start. >> let me stop you there. it's interesting that you said the international community wants president abd-rabbu mansour hadi to be reinstated. does yemen want president abd-rabbu mansour hadi to return as president. >> when president abd-rabbu mansour hadi came to power, a lot of yemeni people wanted him the
it's clear that saudi arabia and the allies, ku wait egypt or pakistan - they are doing this as a response to a request from abd-rabbu mansour hadi. with abd-rabbu mansour hadi out of there, seems they want to weaken the houthis and reinstate him as the leader. if president abd-rabbu mansour hadi is not on the ground. the ar annian peninsula -- arabian peninsula and i.s.i.s. will be stronger. when abd-rabbu mansour hadi goes back to yemen, he'd look like a puppet president and would struggle...
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as a very small child, i had to hide from the ku klux klan, to keep from getting killed. my family was driven off of our land after they worked and paid for it. i did not have the opportunity to attend school, as many have. and i am handicapped in every way. but i expect to be a first-class citizen. i have struggled. i will always be thankful for the naacp for giving me some directly to channel my activities for a better way of life. i am very thankful for dr. martin luther king, who came to montgomery with his nonviolent christian attitude of loving your enemies. i almost did not come here today because so many people told me not to come here, and i said that, seeing what happened in selma, i came here with hope and faith and you have given me back that faith today. i also want to say through the complement of someone we were given leaflets about this. that particular school has accused dr. king of being a student. dr. king was not a student, but i was. i learned at that time and place that there are decent people of any race or color. are not in a struggle of black -- we
as a very small child, i had to hide from the ku klux klan, to keep from getting killed. my family was driven off of our land after they worked and paid for it. i did not have the opportunity to attend school, as many have. and i am handicapped in every way. but i expect to be a first-class citizen. i have struggled. i will always be thankful for the naacp for giving me some directly to channel my activities for a better way of life. i am very thankful for dr. martin luther king, who came to...
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memorial presume in montgomery alabama, school children learned about the people who died at the hands of kuklan during the struggle for african-american rights. keeping the klan and other racist groups in check has been the life's work of morris dee founder of the southern poverty law center. >> one of the things that i think i'm the most proud of and i think the center would share my feelings is putting some of america's major hate groups out of business, with a strategy of taking them to civil court and hitting them in the pockbook. >> reporter: the klan artifacts on display are trophies of those victories. >> the case that stands out in my mind the most is the case that bankrupted the united klansman of america in 1981, now, for lynching an african-american guy in mobile and they bombed the church in birmingham and killed the four girls and also whose members killed a woman on a march from selma to montgomery. >> reporter: dees says there are nearly 2,000 active hate groups in the u.s. >> today you have several hundred hate groups. a young person can simply get in the bedroom of their ow
memorial presume in montgomery alabama, school children learned about the people who died at the hands of kuklan during the struggle for african-american rights. keeping the klan and other racist groups in check has been the life's work of morris dee founder of the southern poverty law center. >> one of the things that i think i'm the most proud of and i think the center would share my feelings is putting some of america's major hate groups out of business, with a strategy of taking them...
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across a bridge that was named for former alabama senator, confederate general, and grand wizard in the kun, a road that had been traveled by generations whose footsteps still echo through history. a march through the injustice of plessisy v. ferguson. march to the read the era of slavery by another name, and the dark days of jim crow. march past but they always thought peculiar institutions and a strange, horrific fruit. they were met with suspicion hostility, and hatred, and still they marched on. though their feet were tired their souls were restless. though their bodies eggs, there will was strong. -- ached, thei willr was strong. though they were driven back by violent resistance by alabama officers willing wits, billy clubs, and their bare fists they refused to give up, get out, or given. still they marched on. and with the relentless drumbeat of their footsteps they didn't thebent the arc of the moral universe a little further toward justice. a dubious congress and a great president to work with my great predecessor to sign into law the voting rights act of 1965. [applause] one of t
across a bridge that was named for former alabama senator, confederate general, and grand wizard in the kun, a road that had been traveled by generations whose footsteps still echo through history. a march through the injustice of plessisy v. ferguson. march to the read the era of slavery by another name, and the dark days of jim crow. march past but they always thought peculiar institutions and a strange, horrific fruit. they were met with suspicion hostility, and hatred, and still they...
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it's all about bringing band width to the sky. >> 2 ku, will that enable diagnostics of the plane?. >> really? >> yeah. >> realtime diagnostics? >> realtime ddiagnostics. we collect things about your home thermostat or whatever that g.e. isn't going to know about, their engines in flight honeywell or rockwell isn't going to know about their avionics in flight. they want to know that information. >> gogo will do that. >> we'll do that. >> i know there's a morgan stanley just doesn't seem like to like your stock. it's okay. your stock is up. but i did talk about the chief accounting officer resigned. should we be concerned? >> not at all. >> just planned -- >> just moving on. >> you mad someone lined up? >> we're actually doing a search. >> okay. doing a search. >> yep. >> and is this one of the situations where the growth opportunity is too great and you can turn a profit right now if you wanted to, but you want to be able -- you know, really kind of get contracts with all the planes before you get profitable? what's the profitability path? >> absolutely. you're seeing it in north a
it's all about bringing band width to the sky. >> 2 ku, will that enable diagnostics of the plane?. >> really? >> yeah. >> realtime diagnostics? >> realtime ddiagnostics. we collect things about your home thermostat or whatever that g.e. isn't going to know about, their engines in flight honeywell or rockwell isn't going to know about their avionics in flight. they want to know that information. >> gogo will do that. >> we'll do that. >> i know...
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this is the area of low clouds and fog hanging very tight to the coast and ku see it's even saturating the san mateo coastline if you look very carefully as well as the golden gate bridge. now what we can anticipate is that while we did have a slightly cooler day on tap for sunday we still had some temperatures reaching 80 degrees in monterey county and still looking at a chance of rain showers to the far north around wednesday. it's just a very very light smattering to bring, right now looking at 63 at the state capitol, 61 in the high sierra but spring like conditions at north star, also make sure you grab the sunblock if heading to alpine meadows, sure in the low 60s today but overnight we have been dropping into the teens so certainly cold enough to make the snow. all right our temperatures today 64 degrees in pacifica, 72 in oakland, low 70s in san jose, this temperature still almost nine degrees above average, 72 in napa and having a really tough time with our allergies here. everything never really settled down through the winter season and everything blossoming very early so it
this is the area of low clouds and fog hanging very tight to the coast and ku see it's even saturating the san mateo coastline if you look very carefully as well as the golden gate bridge. now what we can anticipate is that while we did have a slightly cooler day on tap for sunday we still had some temperatures reaching 80 degrees in monterey county and still looking at a chance of rain showers to the far north around wednesday. it's just a very very light smattering to bring, right now looking...
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many of them are going back to those days when their own family members were actively involved in the ku klux klan. once we understand that, then we get to the root of the problem. we need a massive reeducation program across the board. it needs to be in our school systems and every institution and also needs to be in our media. we have to train our young people that this is not acceptable. we have to get people to learn how to stand up and stand together. that is how we are able to accomplish these things we did in the movement in the 1960's. we stood together. went to jail together, die together. if they don't understand they are brothers and sisters -- we either have to become brothers and sisters in the together -- and live together or we live separately and die as fools. that educational part is extremely important. not just to sit down in different sections of the bus or restaurant. we have to have some meaningful dialogue. that's why this program is so important. host: we are live in selma, alabama today at the foot of the admin prentice bridge, the site of bloody sunday. the firs
many of them are going back to those days when their own family members were actively involved in the ku klux klan. once we understand that, then we get to the root of the problem. we need a massive reeducation program across the board. it needs to be in our school systems and every institution and also needs to be in our media. we have to train our young people that this is not acceptable. we have to get people to learn how to stand up and stand together. that is how we are able to accomplish...
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a man involved in the ku klux klan could be atlanta's serial killer. >> atlanta was about to explode,ormation potentially that the klan could have been doing this. >> bob ingram with the gbi, georgia's bureau of investigation, got the case. >> it was an entire family of brothers that were involved in the klan that were the focus of this particular intelligence information. >> an informant said one brother had threatened lubie geter, the child found dead only weeks before. the klan associate lived here on a dead-end street in the railroad town of mountainview on the outskirts of atlanta. >> we're tapping telephones. we heard a lot of rhetoric. we heard a lot of racial slurs. >> on one wiretap, the detectives heard this said. go find you another little kid? the gbi followed the four brothers for almost two months. >> these family members were under surveillance at that time, physical surveillance where we had an eyeball on them. >> in those two months, six more black youths would disappear and die. detectives saw nothing to link the klan to them. >> if somebody was in there with a van o
a man involved in the ku klux klan could be atlanta's serial killer. >> atlanta was about to explode,ormation potentially that the klan could have been doing this. >> bob ingram with the gbi, georgia's bureau of investigation, got the case. >> it was an entire family of brothers that were involved in the klan that were the focus of this particular intelligence information. >> an informant said one brother had threatened lubie geter, the child found dead only weeks...
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army to fight the ku klux klan. the arrests were almost all in york and spartanburg counties.and the bloodsoaked resistance elsewhere in the state. a good demonstration of this contrast and our landscape is the randolph cemetery, a product of the violence of 1870-71 which prompted local african-american leaders to look over the political terrorism of the last several years in the landscape. they turned back to the assassination of benjamin franklin randolph in 1868. randolph was in the state legislature. he had previously lived in charleston. but he was buried in columbia after a funeral at bethel church. after the violence of 1870-71, or in the midst of continuing violence, republicans planned a monument to randolph. there was a dedication ceremony at what was then part of elmwood cemetery, in february of 1871, which was a major demonstration of interracial politics in columbia. it featured a parade with the militia, the highly controversial black militia. including a unit named after randolph, the randolph rifles. a variety of political dignitaries, black and white. elmwood
army to fight the ku klux klan. the arrests were almost all in york and spartanburg counties.and the bloodsoaked resistance elsewhere in the state. a good demonstration of this contrast and our landscape is the randolph cemetery, a product of the violence of 1870-71 which prompted local african-american leaders to look over the political terrorism of the last several years in the landscape. they turned back to the assassination of benjamin franklin randolph in 1868. randolph was in the state...