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Of Course They Found A Ku Klux Klan Hood Inside A Mississippi Police Office

Source: Mississippi Department of Public Safety / MDPS So, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety says it stumbled across a Ku Klux Klan robe, handbook, membership lists, and propaganda while cleaning out a closet for a move. The items were packed inside a small blue suitcase that had been tucked away and forgotten, as if […]

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Civil Rights Leader Dr. Bernard Lafayette Jr. Dies At 85

Source: Lee Lockwood / Getty Dr. Bernard Lafayette Jr., a civil rights leader and voting rights advocate, has died at 85. According to The New York Times, Lafayette died of a heart attack on Thursday. Lafayette was one of the key organizers during the Civil Rights Movement throughout the ‘60s. He was one of the […]

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