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...consternation of some black civil rights leaders, Morris Dees, the white Alabama civil rights lawyer famed for successfully fighting the Ku Klux Klan in court, is also in the nominee's corner, arguing that Carnes is not a racist but just a man who has capably pursued his duty as a prosecutor. The Harvard-trained lawyer has prosecuted two state judges for making racist remarks in court and has defended blacks in civil rights lawsuits...
Like an infectious virus, the Klan has learned to mutate and survive, and that's just what Robb is doing. "It's the shadow side of the American character, and it's not going to go away," explains Wyn Wade, author of The Fiery Cross, an excellent study of the Klan. "The power is their history. We can never forget their potential to do it again...
...member of the lunatic fringe, one cannot so easily dismiss the forces that drive his crusade or its impact. His updated rhetoric provides a paper-thin layer of respectability to a noxious creed that appeals to alienated white youths like Shawn Slater, whom Robb is grooming as a future Klan leader. An ex-skinhead, Slater now heads the Klan's chapter in Aurora, Colo. Like his mentor, Slater has mastered the art of attracting publicity by staging events that draw the wrath of protesters. In Denver last January, he orchestrated a Klan rally on Martin Luther King Day that turned...
Today a crew-cut Slater walks Denver's streets in a gray wool suit with a small Klan pin on his lapel. He carries a cocky attitude and a black Samsonite briefcase; inside is a copy of American Nazi George Lincoln Rockwell's White Power. His favorite slogan -- "Equal Rights for Everybody; Special Privileges for Nobody" -- even shows a gift for glib phrasemaking...
...green van with his boys and a loudspeaker system, a regular racist road show, holding rallies from Georgia to Colorado. He will probably draw more protesters, TV crews and publicity, which will bolster his membership, increase his profits and, of course, foment hatred and violence. Whether the Klan wears a hood and a robe or a business suit, its message is unchanged...