Ku Klux Klan

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, pictured preparing to address a news conference on Thursday, issued an apology for a racist photo on his medical school yearbook page.

Calls For Resignation As Va. Governor Apologizes for Racist Image In 1984 Yearbook

12:44am February 02, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Ralph Northam, a pediatric neurologist and Democrat, was elected in 2017. The photo shows a person wearing blackface standing next to another person wearing a Ku Klux Klan robe.

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Hien Tran, 66 and her dog Lucy at the Thai Xuan Village apartment complex in Houston October 29.

National

Decades After Clashing With The Klan, A Thriving Vietnamese Community In Texas

7:55am November 25, 2018

by John Burnett

When Vietnamese immigrants first arrived in Texas, they received a hostile reception from locals who were concerned about competition. Now that immigrant community is thriving.

Race

Charlottesville Events Parallel Violent Conflict In Greensboro's Past

3:02pm August 24, 2017

by David Ford

The white nationalist rally in Charlottesville that left a counter-protester dead is sparking debate about free speech in America. The violent clash and its aftermath parallel a similar event that happened in the Triad decades ago.

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Race

1979 Klan-Nazi Attack Survivor Hopes For A 'Justice River'

3:12pm August 21, 2017

by Associated Press, Martha Waggoner

The Rev.

Protesters shout anti-Nazi chants after chasing alt-right blogger Jason Kessler from a news conference on Aug. 13 in Charlottesville.

World News

Explaining, Again, The Nazis' True Evil

8:12am August 19, 2017

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon tackles the painful legacy of the Nazi party and the enduring symbols of hatred used throughout history's atrocities against humanity, recently on display in Charlottesville.

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Protesters gesture at a man wearing a Confederate flag before a KKK rally in Charlottesville on Saturday.

National

Protesters Surround KKK Gathering In Charlottesville

4:25pm July 09, 2017

by James Doubek

A few dozen Ku Klux Klan members rallied to protest the removal of a Confederate statue in a park in Charlottesville, Va. But about 1,000 people showed up to oppose them.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Eau Claire, Wisc. on Nov. 1, 2016.

KKK Paper Endorses Trump; Campaign Calls Outlet 'Repulsive'

10:15am November 02, 2016

by Scott Detrow

The support of racists and white nationalists has been a campaign-long problem for Trump. Former KKK leader David Duke has repeatedly and enthusiastically backed the Republican nominee.

Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke talks to the media at the Louisiana secretary of state's office in Baton Rouge, La., on July 22, after registering to run for the U.S. Senate.

Former KKK Leader David Duke Says 'Of Course' Trump Voters Are His Voters

11:09am August 05, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The former grand wizard is running for U.S. Senate in Louisiana. Duke tells NPR that, based on polling by his campaign, he believes he'll be supported by more than 75 percent of Donald Trump voters.

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In this picture released by the FBI and the State of Mississippi Attorney General's Office, the burned-out station wagon that slain civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner were driving in is seen in June 1964 in the Bogue C

National

Officials Close Investigation Into 1964 'Mississippi Burning' Killings

2:16pm June 21, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Three young Freedom Summer activists were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan 52 years ago. At the time, no one was charged with murder, but since the case was reopened one man has been prosecuted.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump signs autographs for supporters at the conclusion of a rally at Millington Regional Jetport on Saturday in Millington, Tenn.

Politics & Government

Trump Fails To Condemn KKK On Television, Turns To Twitter To Clarify

5:15pm February 28, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

On CNN's State of the Union, the Republican front-runner was asked if he'd distance himself from the support of former KKK grand wizard David Duke. Trump refused four times, saying, "I don't know."