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Guns, militia and social media amplify the risks of political violence during the US election

Political violence is hardly new to America. Since the country’s inception, gunmen have shaped its political landscape, from the Civil War to the Ku Klux Klan, to high-profile assassinations and the bombing of federal buildings. Yet the threat of political violence has deepened in recent years and intensified during the…

The Conversation

Why a county where the Ku Klux Klan once operated should worry Trump today

Forsyth County once kicked out all of its Black residents and the Klan tried to keep out Black people. Now, a not insignificant slice might vote for Kamala Harris

The Independent UK

“Keep Your Apologies”: Bath & Body Works’ Candles Spark Massive Debate Over Controversial Designs

“We apologize to anyone we’ve offended," Bath & Body Works said amid its KKK candles scandal. The post “Keep Your Apologies”: Bath & Body Works’ Candles Spark Massive Debate Over Controversial Designs first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Bath & Body Works Says Sorry 'To Anyone We've Offended' After 'KKK' Candle Goes Viral: 'Maybe a Klandle Wasn't the Best Idea'

Bath & Body Works is facing scrutiny for releasing a holiday candle with a design resembling the hoods worn by the Ku Klux Klan.

Latin Times

New York governor may ban masks on subway in response to antisemitic threats

Kathy Hochul said she won’t ‘tolerate individuals using masks to evade responsibility for criminal or threatening behavior’

The Independent UK

Missouri Judge Allows Ku Klux Klan-Tied Candidate To Stay

Missouri judge allows Darrell McClanahan, with KKK ties, to stay on GOP ballot amid controversy.

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Missouri Republicans disown Ku Klux Klan-linked candidate for governor

Darrell Leon McClanahan, who reportedly acknowledged he was ‘honorary’ member of Ku Klux Klan, filed for race as a Republican

The Guardian - US

Prosecutors are charging Trump using laws made to fight the KKK. Here’s why

After the civil war, Klansmen were prosecuted – and Confederate traitors forced from office – by the same laws Trump has now run afoul of

The Guardian - US

A white couple who burned a cross in their yard facing Black neighbors' home are investigated by FBI

The FBI is investigating a white South Carolina couple for racial discrimination after they set a cross on fire in their yard facing toward their Black neighbors’ home

The Independent UK

There’s no place for Oath Keepers and other far-right extremists among Chicago police

Without the three-part investigation ‘Extremism in the Ranks,” how long would the problem of Oath Keepers and other extremists in the Chicago Police Department have been left to fester?

Chicago Sun-Times

What Chicago police did when the Ku Klux Klan infiltrated its ranks

When Chicago cops joined the KKK 55 years ago, the department moved quickly to fire them.

Chicago Sun-Times

Klan War: how Ulysses S Grant took the fight to the extreme right

Historian Fergus Bordewich salutes the civil war general turned 18th president for his attempt to reconstruct the south

The Guardian - US

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Fascism in America: a long history that predates Trump

A new book examines the history of far-right authoritarian US groups – and ways the public has chosen to look away

WEKU

Lessons from Birmingham: 60 years after the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing

This city is remembering a dark chapters in U.S. civil rights history. On September 15, 1963 the Ku Klux Klan bombed a church, killing four Black girls and rocking the conscience of the nation.

The Conversation

A brief history of the Ku Klux Klan Acts: 1870s laws to protect Black voters, ignored for decades, now being used against Trump

In the indictment against former President Donald Trump and his role in the Jan. 6 violent attack against the U.S. Capitol, special prosecutor Jack Smith charged the former president with violating four different federal laws – and Trump pleaded not guilty to each one of them on Aug. 3, 2023.

Zenger

Ted Cruz’s Claims On Democratic Party’s Involvement With The Ku Klux Klan Supported By Historical Facts

Senator Cruz's statements on Democratic Party's ties to the Ku Klux Klan align with historical evidence.

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Salon

Hunting extremism in the U.S. military

The growth of extremism in the ranks of a military involved in a century of failed war

The Conversation

US Army Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas' journey from enslaver to Union officer to civil rights defender

As Southern states tear down Confederate statues and the military removes the names of Confederate generals from bases, the issue of how to remember the Civil War is increasingly prominent.

The Guardian - US

Who can afford America’s perfect neighborhood?

A Colorado neighborhood is a shining example of a livable, walkable community – for the few with access to it

Salon

White power movements rely on veterans

White power movement is example of broader failure to support veterans and to reckon with the cost of warfare

The Conversation

White power movements in US history have often relied on veterans -- and not on lone wolves

For decades, the white power movement has gained steady momentum in the U.S. Kathleen Belew is an expert on the history of the white power movement and its current impact on American society and politics. Her book “Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America” examines how…

Tribune News Service

‘A Fever in the Heartland’ tells how KKK pushed their way into politics with a plan to win the White House

"A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them" by Timothy Egan; Viking (428 pages, $30)

Chicago Sun-Times

The racist history of Chicago’s FOP

The FOP has, without exception, vociferously opposed every proposed police reform and effort to obtain police transparency.

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