Who else remembers the I-95 "You are in Klan Country" Billboard circa 1970?

[GodDamnYankee]

17. Yeah I remember it

Myself and 2 friends, 82d Airborne troops) made an unsuccessful attempt to tear it down in October 1971. Beating and ripping on the sign with tire irons, I can still remember the lights coming on from a house nearby and a window being pulled up and a voice saying "They tearing down the sign, they tearing down the sign.... git the shotgun." Marty jumped from the top and sprained his ankle and I had to pull him over the fence. So there we were walking-limping up the road praying for our buddy who was supposed to be right back in the old 65 Chevy. Finally Smitty pulled up and I threw Marty in the back seat, jumped in the front and said, "Smitty for Christsakes floor this baby." We went about 3 miles and saw blue lights coming. We really thought they would pick us up but they screamed by in a hurry to get to the scene. I can still remember that feeling of relief because make no mistake the Klan and the police were quite intertwined at the time.