PBS Doc 'Klansville U.S.A.' (Premieres tonight, January 13, 2015)

[Little Star]

http://vimeo.com/116601506

The short version of the story goes...

As the civil rights movement grew in the 1960s, the long dormant Ku Klux Klan gained momentum as well, having re-emerged after the 1954 Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education decision.

That the Klan would rise once again wasn't surprising, but where the reincarnation took place was.

North Carolina, long considered the most progressive southern state and one whose image was being burnished by the enormously popular "The Andy Griffith Show," saw a boom in Klan membership under the leadership of Bob Jones, the most successful Grand Dragon in the country. In just three years, he grew the North Carolina Klan from a handful of friends to some 10,000 members - more than the Klans of all other Southern states combined. In the process, Jones helped give the Tarheel State a new nickname: "Klansville, USA."

http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/watch-exclusive-clip-from-new-pbs-doc-klansville-usa-premieres-january-13-20150112

[Arkansas Granny]

1. Frontline produces some of the best documentaries on tv.

Very well researched and factual without resorting to sensationalism.

[SamKnause]

2. Thank you for posting.

I will be watching.

[Blue_Tires]

3. kick

[MuttLikeMe]

4. I"m watching the repeat

[MuttLikeMe]

5. These people scare me more than any middle east terrorist