Posts Tagged confederate flag

KKK RALLY
By Katie Barnes • 8 years ago

It may be weak, but the KKK still breathes

It can be tempting to see the Ku Klux Klan rally at the South Carolina state house this weekend as a reaction to the Confederate flag being removed from the grounds, but they had planned to be there soon after the Charleston Massacre. And while the open conversation might have put the Klan back in a national spotlight, such racism has always been a part of my life, and that of people of color across the country. 

It can be tempting to see the Ku Klux Klan rally at the South Carolina state house this weekend as a reaction to the Confederate flag being removed from the grounds, but they had planned ...

rally
By Alexandra Brodsky • 8 years ago

Chart of the Day: Mapping pro-Confederate Flag rallies

In the wake of the South Carolina legislature’s decision last week to remove the Confederate Battle Flag from the state capitol, hate groups across the country are mobilizing in the racist symbol’s defense. The Southern Poverty Law Center compiled this map of rallies in support of the flag across the country.

In the wake of the South Carolina legislature’s decision last week to remove the Confederate Battle Flag from the state capitol, hate groups across the country are mobilizing in the racist symbol’s defense. The Southern Poverty Law Center compiled ...