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Kaufman lost his job while shooting the film and Carter would later be exposed as a fraud — a former member of the Klan and a speechwriter for George Wallace.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 18 July 2025
Nativism rose in the 1850s and continued in various ways including a resurgence of the Klan after World War I. Much like today, immigrants were accused of taking American jobs and criticized for speaking their native languages.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
The cross displays continued for a few years until 2001, when the Klan missed the deadline to apply for a permit.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Mack and his wife Adele Dorothy Keen then moved to different cities in the northeast — often relocating due to Keen’s nightmares of the Klan being hot on their trail — before settling in Akron, Ohio.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 18 July 2025
Nativism rose in the 1850s and continued in various ways including a resurgence of the Klan after World War I. Much like today, immigrants were accused of taking American jobs and criticized for speaking their native languages.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
The cross displays continued for a few years until 2001, when the Klan missed the deadline to apply for a permit.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Mack and his wife Adele Dorothy Keen then moved to different cities in the northeast — often relocating due to Keen’s nightmares of the Klan being hot on their trail — before settling in Akron, Ohio.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2025
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“Klan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Klan. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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