Ku Klux Klan Sends Message To Predominantly Black Neighborhood
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People who live in Greeneville's Meadowlark Subdivision say white supremacists are singling them out. Several homeowners in the mostly black neighborhood say earlier this month, in the middle of the...
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People who live in Greeneville’s Meadowlark Subdivision say white supremacists are singling them out. Several homeowners in the mostly black neighborhood say earlier this month, in the middle of the night, the Ku Klux Klan dropped off hate mail in their front yards. They say they found about two-dozen KKK flyers along Benbow Road and Outer Drive.
The two different flyers are titled “Wake Up White America & Take A Stand” and “10 Steps To A Better America.“ The flyers denounce interracial marriage and homosexuality among other things. The literature also calls for a secure future for the KKK’s “White Christian Children.“
“The Devil is busy and (the KKK) talk about being Christians, how can you say you’re a Christian displaying all this hatred,“ homeowner Leroy Ripley wondered.
At the request of homeowner Steve Meriweather, the Johnson City-Washington County Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is now looking into the situation.
“I think that it’s a shame that here in 2009, we have a group of people that are walking around with a 1960’s mentality,“ Meriweather said.
The NAACP is standing behind the neighborhood, arguing the KKK, which lists its state headquarters as a P.O. Box in Kingsport, broke the law.
“Why you hating someone you don’t even know?,“ Johnson City-Washington County NAACP President Joyce Goines wondered. “You’re upsetting people and they may not know what’s going to happen when they leave their home or (when) they’re coming in at night.“
Still, the Greeneville Police Department says the people responsible for the flyers may not be guilty of any crime.
“The only actual crime that occurred in this situation would be possibly littering,“ Greeneville Capt. Terry Webb said.
Webb says investigators alerted the Federal Bureau of Investigation due to the nature of the flyers, but says it would be difficult to prosecute the KKK since its members were practicing free speech.
“People might not agree with what they’re saying, but there was no threats of violence or anything along that line,“ Webb said.
However, for people like Edward Reed who received one of the flyers, that is a hard sell.
“It’s a crime to me,“ Reed said. “That’s like they don’t want me living the way I see I’m supposed to be living.“
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It’s funny how quickly you pick a fight. Again, our message is NOT violence, it’s simply pride in our race. If your only option is violence, then YOU are what we’re against, no matter WHAT color you are. There are certain things the Klan is against, and ‘blacks’ isn’t one of ours. We are against things such as homosexuality, interracial marriage, taking God out of schools, child molesters, etc. We do not ‘hate’ someone simply because of the color of their skin, you’re right, this ISN’T 1960. We agree that blacks have the right to live free and most of them are good, Christian people just the same as us.
BJ why all the anger dude?
You are making threatening posts on an open forum…its not wise to do that!
Greetings. I am a member of the Klan group that did the flier drop in this article. While I did not participate in this particular drop (I am a member of another Realm or State), we do them in our Realm as well. Locations of drops are NOT based on race statistics in that area, nor do we choose them because ‘someone black lives there’. They are chosen often at random, because we do not sit and ‘scope out’ neighborhoods as criminals do. These are not ‘scare tactics’ against blacks. We do flier drops because we have members or interested people in that area. We do not put out ANY violent info in our fliers, and we are 100% OPPOSED to violence of any kind, it accomplishes nothing. We are simply here to show pride in the White race, and show that Christianity is being taken from us every day. You can agree with that no matter WHAT color you are. We dont ‘hate’ because someone is black, brown, yellow, whatever. We are not a ‘hate’ group, and our literature will show this. I do NOT speak for all Klan groups, only ours. We are not Nazi’s, other Klan groups allow Nazi’s. There are MANY differences between us and them. I just find it a little ‘ironic’ and to be honest, HYPOCRITICAL, that the KKK is a ‘horrible group that should go away’, yet, the media spoke with the local NAACP chapter (the SAME as the Klan, only with African-American members instead of White), and no one says anything. We are no different than the NAACP, yet, it’s ok for them to be interviewed and have a problem with the Klan. So if you allow one ‘hate group’ in your area, then by all means, we’re here to stay as well. Also, our fliers are just like infomercials, if you dont like it, change the channel, or in our case, throw them away. They’re paper newsletters, not billboards. You can throw them in the trash, but people would rather make a HUGE deal of it. God Bless, no matter WHAT race or religion you are.
Let me tell you something right now Klansman, you know nothing about the bible or anything for that matter. The bible tells us to love our neighbor. Not to pick a color and love only that color of skin. You promote hate which leads to violence. Dont try playing mind games with me you ole goat. I see you dont wanna take me up on my offer i posted earlier. It stands. The KKK cant stand up for themselves. Your a small group of cowards. And your time is coming, its coming soon and you are about to find out. RIP
Listen to yourselves…and you call us ‘'haters’‘.
It’s funny to see you squirm and holler about something you know nothing about.
Y’all need to read your KJV Bibles alittle bit more and read our website and you’ll see that we Traditional Klans do not promote hate or violence. We uphold the law…mans laws and Gods laws….read the Bill of Rights and Read the Ten Commandments.
www.unskkkk.com
KLASP/ITSUB
Do these “christians” think that
heaven is segregated?
I applaude you BJ1971, I think the KKK just need to give it up.
I, like most everyone else, I am sure, was sickened to here about the acts against the citizens in the black community. Unfortunately, I am afraid, there will always be idiots such as those in the KKK lurking around, spreading hate and bigotry. They are a sad bunch. What the rest of us can do, each time we hear of someone trying to spread such ignorance, is to reach out and show an act of kindness or love to others of different skin color, nationality, religion . . . . The more they show their intolerance for diversity, the more we will embrace it!
I am a white American and I am married to a white American and I am also a christian! But it seems I also have quarl with the kkk. The kkk has given a horrible mis-conception of the cofederate flag. And seing that I am a great great grandson of 4 confederate veterans, people tend to overlook that I am perhaps proud of my heritage and automaticly judge me as a racist if dispaly a confederate flag, which I am not!
To the KKK. Your a bunch of cowards. You call yourself christians. LOL. What a joke that is. But we all know how you operate. Cowardly. If i dont like someone its not because of their pigmintation. Its because of their attitude and even then i take a few breaths and just try to go on about my business. But i tell ya what KKK. If any memeber of your little cliq would like to actually back up your message, im willing to meet you in any field. Hand to hand combat. No weapons. Yeah that scares you to death. Dont sing it, bring it. Im not preaching violence but sometimes the only way to get a message across is to just whip someone and throw em a good beating. I have black friends, white friends etc. Its all in the attitude. There is good and bad in every race and color on earth. There is no escaping evil. But my offer stands. I know one of your memebers will be reading these comments so just drop me a line and let me know what you think. Again im not trying to start a riot but you people need some common sense knocked into you. And im the man to do it. I dont like homosexual behavior either but whatever sex someone practices at home is on them. SO anyway come on down here cowards. JERKS
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