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Daryl Davis (born March 26, 1958) is an American R&B and blues musician and activist. [1] His efforts to fight racism by engaging members of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) have convinced dozens of Klansmen to leave and denounce the KKK. Known for his energetic style of boogie-woogie piano, [1] Davis has played with such musicians as Chuck Berry, [1][2 ...
The Ku Klux Klan (/ ˌkuː klʌks ˈklæn, ˌkjuː -/), [e] commonly shortened to the KKK or the Klan, is the name of an American white supremacist, far-right terrorist organization and hate group. Various historians, including Fergus Bordewich, have characterized the Klan as America's first terrorist group. [18][19][20][21] There have been ...
William Stetson Kennedy (October 5, 1916 – August 27, 2011) was an American author, folklorist and human rights activist. One of the pioneer folklore collectors during the first half of the 20th century, he is remembered for having infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s, exposing its secrets to authorities and the outside world.
Reb Rebel. Todd. Master-Trak. Viking. Wildwood. Zynn. Clifford Joseph Trahan (September 25, 1938 – September 3, 2016), better known by the stage names Johnny Rebel and Pee Wee Trahan, was an American singer, songwriter, and musician who performed songs that were supportive of white supremacy. [ 1 ] He used the Johnny Rebel name for a series ...
November 1922 – June 10, 1939. Preceded by. William Joseph Simmons. Succeeded by. James Arnold Colescott. Hiram Wesley Evans (September 26, 1881 – September 14, 1966) was an American dentist and political activist who served as the Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, an American white supremacist group, from 1922 to his resignation in 1939 ...
Handsworth Revolution is the debut album by British reggae band Steel Pulse. It is named after the Handsworth district of Birmingham, England, the band's home district to which the album was dedicated. Handsworth Revolution peaked at No. 9 on the UK Pop Album charts and No. 34 on the Swedish Pop Album charts. [4][5]
The hacker group Anonymous revealed the names of at least a dozen Ku Klux Klan members and their families online Friday morning. The extensive list also included ages, phone numbers, addresses and ...
The KKK Took My Baby Away. " The KKK Took My Baby Away " is a song by American punk rock band Ramones, released in 1981 through Sire Records. It was written by front man and lead vocalist Joey Ramone and appears on the band's sixth studio album Pleasant Dreams (1981). [1][2]