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I wanted to understand why racists hated me. So I befriended Klansmen
Davis, Daryl
http://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/i-wanted-to-understand-why-racists-hated-me-so-i-befriended-klansmen/2017/09/29/c2f46cb8-a3af-11e7-b14f-f41773cd5a14_story.htmlDate Written: 2017-09-29 Publisher: Washington Post Year Published: 2017 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX21485 Daryl Davis befriended Ku Klux Klan members in order to gain some understanding of the organization, their beliefs and hatred. Abstract: -- Excerpt: I told him that Lewis was a friend of mine and that he had learned his style from watching and listening to black blues and boogie-woogie pianists. My new fan didn’t buy it, but he did want to buy me a drink. While we sipped, he clinked my glass and said, "This is the first time I ever sat down and had a drink with a black man." Why? "I’m a member of the Ku Klux Klan," he said. I burst out laughing. Then he handed me his KKK membership card, and I recognized the Klan's symbols. In that moment, I was overcome by a question: How could anybody hate me when they didn't even know me? Subject Headings |