Men In KKK Costumes Disrupt Sessions Confirmation Hearing

Civil liberties advocates have expressed concerns about Sessions’ voting record and his appearances before groups that espouse harsh views on Muslims and immigrants.

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作者 Associated Press
Demonstrators are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, during the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing for Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

WASHINGTON (REPORT) — Protesters disrupted Sen. Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing for attorney general on Tuesday, including two men wearing Ku Klux Klan costumes and a woman wearing a pink crown. The conservative Alabama senator, who is Donald Trump's pick for the nation's top law enforcement official, faces concerns over how committed he

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Klan Sees Resurgence, Leaders Cite Growing ‘Nationalist’ Sentiment

Klan leaders say Donald Trump’s immigration position and his ascendancy in the GOP are signs things are going their way.

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作者 Associated Press
In this Saturday, April 23, 2016 photo, members of the Ku Klux Klan participate in a "white pride" rally in Rome, Ga. Klan leaders say they feel that U.S. politics are going their way, as a nationalist, us-against-them mentality deepens across the nation.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Born in the ashes of the smoldering South after the Civil War, the Ku Klux Klan died and was reborn before losing the fight against civil rights in the 1960s. Membership dwindled, a unified group fractured, and one-time members went to prison for a string of murderous attacks against blacks. Many assumed the group was dead, a

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Neo-Nazis Clash with Counter Protesters, 7 People Stabbed

Multiple people were reportedly stabbed in what the Sacramento Fire Department called a “mass casualty event” after counter-protesters crashed a rally in Sacramento organized by a far-right political group known as the Traditionalist Worker Party.

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Five people were transported to area hospitals after fascists were met by counter-protesters at a rally in California's capital. Multiple people were reportedly stabbed in what the Sacramento Fire Department called a “mass casualty event” after counter-protesters crashed a rally in Sacramento organized by a far-right political group known as the

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In 1991, Donald Trump Told Candidates How To Respond To KKK Support (VIDEO)

In a 1991 CNN interview, Donald Trump remarked that he […]

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作者 MintPress News Desk

In a 1991 CNN interview, Donald Trump remarked that he hated seeing support for David Duke because it shows there's a lot of "anger" and "hostility in this country" and said President George H.W. Bush "had to come out against him." Duke recently urged his white nationalist supporters to vote for Trump. During a February 28 CNN interview,

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Anonymous Revealing Ku Klux Klan’s Identities – Operation #OpKKK

One de-hooded KKK member is a known police officer, while another works in education.

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作者 Anon HQ

Anonymous has revealed a list of KKK members in light of the Ferguson protests as part of #OpKKK and a cyberwar against the organization. The ‘de-hooding’ of Ku Klux Klan members has spurred threats and attacks against Anonymous over social media, with @KuKluxKlanUSA stating “You messed with us, now it’s our turn to mess with you.” The threat

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UN To Consider US Government’s Role In Ignoring Civil Rights Era Murders

‘There are potentially thousands of suspicious race killings at the hands of local police yet the federal and local governments refuse to investigate many of these deaths,’ justice team says.

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作者 Nadia Prupis
14-year old Emmett Till, who was tortured and killed in Mississippi in 1955

The U.S. Justice Department has not done enough to investigate civil rights era murders as mandated by the Emmett Till Act of 2008, named for the 14-year old (pictured) tortured and killed in Mississippi in 1955. (Photo: Public domain) A United Nations panel will consider on Thursday whether the U.S. Department of Justice failed to account

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