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Klansman Running for Idaho Sheriff

Rob Quinn — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:00:00 CDT

A white supremacist in Idaho seeking to swap his white hood for a sheriff's badge says voters should look at his position on crime, not race. Shaun Winkler, who is the leader of the local White Knights of the KKK and has links to the Aryan Nation, hopes to beat...

Ex-KKK Leader David Duke Arrested in Germany

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:56:14 CST

American white supremacist David Duke got arrested in Germany only a few hours before speaking to a far-right rally and is now set to be deported, reports the Daily Mail . German authorities say they are booting the 61-year-old anti-Semite because he violated a travel ban issued by another European country—...

Former KKK Grand Wizard Eyes White House Run

Rob Quinn — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 06:27:00 CDT

He's baaaaack. White supremacist David Duke is considering throwing his pointy hat into the ring for the Republican presidential nomination, according to the Daily Beast . The former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard and Louisiana lawmaker, who has been living in Europe in recent years, is reportedly planning a 25-state tour...

Westboro Protested by ... the KKK

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 31 May 2011 16:11:05 CDT

Not a surprise: Westboro Baptist Church was doing its thing yesterday, protesting at Arlington National Cemetery hours before President Obama’s Memorial Day observances at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Somewhat more of a surprise: Members of the controversial church were met by a counter-protest … by purported members of the...

Haley Barbour Won't Denounce KKK Plates

Kevin Spak — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:56:51 CST

Haley Barbour doesn’t think Mississippi’s legislature will approve the Sons of Confederate Veterans’ proposed license plate honoring Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest—but he’s not going denounce the proposal. The state’s NAACP has called on Barbour to do so, the AP reports, but when asked about it, the...

Mississippi Considers Plate Honoring ... KKK Leader

Kevin Spak — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:55:05 CST

The Sons of Confederate Veterans have rustled up some controversy in Mississippi, by proposing a specialty license plate honoring Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, one of the earliest Grand Wizards of the Ku Klux Klan. The group wants the state to issue a series of plates commemorating the 150th anniversary...

KKK Snowman Enrages Idaho Neighborhood

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:36:05 CST

Ahh, the holidays ... a time for merry-making, gift-giving ... and noose-wielding KKK snowmen? That's what residents of Hayden, Idaho, found in one neighbor's yard. In addition to the noose, which was later removed, the 10-foot-tall snow sculpture was also originally adorned with a KKK hood and is located in a yard...

From the Appalachian Coalfields to 9 Senate Terms

Jane Yager — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:50:00 CDT

Robert Byrd, who died today at age 92, rose from a hardscrabble childhood in the coalfields of West Virginia to become the longest-serving member of Congress in history. Those who knew the conservative Democrat remember him as a self-taught man of iron will (he remains the only congressman to have...

Georgia Teacher Lets Kids Don Klan Robes

Rob Quinn — Tue, 25 May 2010 06:00:00 CDT

In hindsight, allowing students making a film about the history of racism to walk through a racially mixed rural Georgia high school in Ku Klux Klan robes wasn't a great idea, concedes high school teacher Catherine Ariemma. She has been placed on leave and may be fired after black students...