Klansville U.S.A.
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Klansville U.S.A. (2015)

13/01/2015
Documentary
1h 0m

North Carolina, long seen as the most progressive state in the South, became home to the largest Klan organization in the country

Overview

Investigates the reasons North Carolina, long seen as the most progressive state in the South, became home to the largest Klan organization in the country, with more members than all the other Southern states combined, during the 1960s.

  • Callie T. WiserDirector
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • ku klux klan
  • civil rights
  • north carolina
  • racism
  • 1960s

Top Billed Cast

Oliver Platt

Oliver Platt

Self - Narrator (voice)

David Cunningham

Self - Author of "Klansville, U.S.A."

Rob Christensen

Self - Journalist

Michael Frierson

Self

Estelle Sanders

Self - Mayor of Roper, North Carolina

Patsy Sims

Self - Author of 'The Klan'

Gary Freeze

Self - Historian

Ned Cline

Self - Journalist

Mark Potok

Self - Editor-in-Chief, Intelligence Report

George Wallace

George Wallace

Self (archive Footage)

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