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The Ku Klux Klan wants to rally in Charlottesville. Now this college town is on edge again. [View all]
Last edited Tue Jun 6, 2017, 04:30 PM - Edit history (3)
Hat tip, DCist.com: Morning Roundup: The Amish Farm To Table Phenomenon
The Ku Klux Klan wants to rally in Charlottesville. Now this college town is on edge again.
By Michael E. Miller June 6 at 7:40 AM
When torch-wielding white nationalists gathered in front of a Confederate statue in downtown Charlottesville last month, Mayor Michael Signer worried that the event harked back to “the days of the KKK.”
That warning has now become prophecy.
On Monday, city officials said the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan had applied to hold a rally near the statue on July 8.
A city spokeswoman said the permit would likely be approved. ... “People have a constitutional right to assemble,” said director of communications Miriam Dickler.
....
Michael E. Miller is a reporter on the local enterprise team. Follow @MikeMillerDC
By Michael E. Miller June 6 at 7:40 AM
When torch-wielding white nationalists gathered in front of a Confederate statue in downtown Charlottesville last month, Mayor Michael Signer worried that the event harked back to “the days of the KKK.”
That warning has now become prophecy.
On Monday, city officials said the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan had applied to hold a rally near the statue on July 8.
A city spokeswoman said the permit would likely be approved. ... “People have a constitutional right to assemble,” said director of communications Miriam Dickler.
....
Michael E. Miller is a reporter on the local enterprise team. Follow @MikeMillerDC
ETA: This is a dupe of Yonnie3's thread. In the words (word?) of Rick Perry, "oops."
KKK group plans July 8 rally in Charlottesville
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