Moody crowd at Asheboro Klan rally on desegregation
A large crowd at the United Klans of America gathering near Hackett's Creek in Asheboro watched a rambling address about desegregation and the Great Society. Attendees, from farmers to factory workers, appeared solemn and seeking reassurance amid tensions over school integration and national leaders.
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Hackett’s Creek
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Andy
Randleman
Great Society
Bobby Baker
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Walter Jenkins
Martin Luther
George Dorsett
Greensboro
Robert Jones
Granite Quarry
Jones
Chapel Hill
Supreme Court
Jesus
God
NAACP
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Teachers Targeted By Klan At Asheboro Rally
About 2,500 attended a Ku Klux Klan rally at the Asheboro fairgrounds to denounce four unnamed local teachers as unfit and call for integration opponents. The event ended with a burning 150 foot cross as leaders attacked Gov. Moore President Johnson and the Supreme Court while soliciting donations to fund full-time Klan work in North Carolina.
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Enterprise
Asheboro
Fairgrounds
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Robert
Pit Falls
Schaal
Torsett
North Carolina
Jones
Randolph County
Harald Cooley
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