Tag Archives: KKK

Philadelphia, Mississippi : Former Klan Stronghold Elects Black Mayor

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

James Young, left, newly elected mayor of Philadelphia, MS, celebrates with supporters. Photo by Jim Prince / AP The election of an African-American mayor in Philadelphia, Mississippi, site of infamous 1964 civil rights murders, indicates a page may have been … Continue reading →

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The KKK in the news today… and back in Sixties Houston.

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

The Klan recruiting in the Panhandle; Klan cop in Florida; a Klansman says ‘I’m sorry.’ (Oh… and how they shot us up in the Sixties!) By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | February 9, 2009 As if things weren’t … Continue reading →

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O’Reilly Attacks Gore For Attending Netroots Nation

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Drahn Design.‘The same as if he stepped into the Klan gathering’ On Saturday, July 19, former Vice President Al Gore made a surprise appearance at the Netroots Nation convention in Austin, Texas. In his speech, Gore praised the gathering of … Continue reading →

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Retro to August 13, 1989

Posted on December 28, 2007 by RagBlog

Thanks to Thorne Dreyer who had this hidden somewhere in his closet. It was first published in the Texas Magazine of the Houston Chronicle, August 13, 1989. Houston’s ’60s night scene: Joplin sang here for $20 a nightBy CLAUDIA FELDMAN, … Continue reading →

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