3 word response to KKK Grand Dragon from Alabama AG who reopened 16th Street Church bombing case

[Are_grits_groceries]

In 1970, shortly after being elected Attorney General of Alabama, 29-year-old Bill Baxley reopened the 16th Street Church bombing case — a racially motivated act of terrorism that resulted in the deaths of four African-American girls in 1963 and a fruitless investigation, and which marked a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. Baxley's unwavering commitment to the case attracted much hostility, particularly from local Klansmen, and in 1976 he received a threatening letter of protest from white supremacist Edward R. Fields — founder of the "National States' Rights Party" and "Grand Dragon" of the New Order Knights of the Ku Klux Klan — in which he was accused of reopening the case for tactical reasons.

Bill Baxley's famously succinct reply, which was typed on his official letterhead, can be seen below.

The next year, a member of the United Klans of America named Robert Chambliss was found guilty of the murders. He remained in prison until his death in 1985.
http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/11/kiss-my-ass.html

Ha!
The long arc of justice.....

[freshwest]

1. Baxley's a good man. Please tell me that Robert and Saxby Chambliss are not related...

The death of those little girls in still seared in my mind.

[Elwood P Dowd]

2. K&R

[BlueCaliDem]

3. Perfect response to those "nationalists".

and rec'd!

[Dudette]

4. Only the great Della Reese could have topped that response

[Skittles]

5. I love the "Dr" parts too

[The Doctor.]

6. There is great beauty in justice.

I can't help but notice how close his name is to 'Bill Bixby'.

"You won't like me when I'm angry..."

[Are_grits_groceries]

7. Don't judge a book by it's cover or

by the state they work for.

[The Doctor.]

10. Never do.

[Are_grits_groceries]

12. Wasn't criticizing you.

Sorry if it seemed like that. I was just making a general comment.

[The Doctor.]

14. Good advice.

[Brigid]

8. Saw this on the History Channel,

in a documentary about the KKK. I've seen that several times, and it still makes me smile. And according to that doc, Baxby had been waiting years for a chance to do something about that bombing.

[myrna minx]

9. K&R. Amazing.

[kiva]

11. A great reply -

I was just talking about this in class, must add to my notes.

Also want you to know you will be responsible for my spending too much time at that site in the future

[AverageJoe90]

13. Kudos to Bill Baxley!

He sure gave that Fields jackass what for, eh?