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News program by NPR's John Burnett regarding Blakely, Georgia's Concerned Black Citizens Committee's federal civil rights suit against the City of Blakely and the Blakely Fire Department. The suit alleges that Blakely fire chief Franklin Brown and two of his firefighters belong to the Invisible Empire of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
Creator:
National Public Radio (U.S.) (creator), Burnett, John F. (reporter)
Subject names:
Center for Democratic Renewal., Ku Klux Klan (1915- ), Invisible Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (1975)
Topics:
Racism against Black people--United States., White supremacy movements--Georgia., Race discrimination--United States--20th century.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:286345
Description:
Movie produced by the Center for Democratic Renewal documenting the Ku Klux Klan's involvement in and influence on the City of Blakely Fire Department. Includes coverage of the deaths of Charles McCoy and Antavious Williams, two African American children, purportedly due to the fire department's negligence; an interview segment with Sara Ann McCoy, mother of Charles; a speech by Rev. Dr. Mac Charles Jones, vice chair of the Center for Democratic Renewal; interview segments with Ben Cawthon and Wilbur Robinson of Blakely's Concerned Black Citizens Committee; and a statement by David Griffin, former Blakely City Council member, asserting that Blakely fire chief Franklin Brown was a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
Creator:
Center for Democratic Renewal. (producer), Levitas, Daniel. (producer), Bailey, Louis. (film director), Ettinger, Bruce. (film editor)
Subject names:
Center for Democratic Renewal., Ku Klux Klan (1915- ), Invisible Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (1975)
Topics:
Racism against Black people--United States., White supremacy movements--Georgia., Racial discrimination--United States--20th century.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:286343
Creator:
Crossroads Presbyterian Church (Stone Mountain, Ga.) (creator)
Subject names:
Crossroads Presbyterian Church (Stone Mountain, Ga.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Stone Mountain (Ga.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181712
Creator:
Crossroads Presbyterian Church (Stone Mountain, Ga.) (creator)
Subject names:
Crossroads Presbyterian Church (Stone Mountain, Ga.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Stone Mountain (Ga.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181711
Creator:
Crossroads Presbyterian Church (Stone Mountain, Ga.) (creator)
Subject names:
Crossroads Presbyterian Church (Stone Mountain, Ga.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Stone Mountain (Ga.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181710
Creator:
Decatur Presbyterian Church (Decatur, Ga.) (creator)
Subject names:
Decatur Presbyterian Church (Decatur, Ga.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Decatur (Ga.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181702
Creator:
Decatur Presbyterian Church (Decatur, Ga.) (creator)
Subject names:
Decatur Presbyterian Church (Decatur, Ga.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Decatur (Ga.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181701
Creator:
Decatur Presbyterian Church (Decatur, Ga.) (creator)
Subject names:
Decatur Presbyterian Church (Decatur, Ga.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Decatur (Ga.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181700
Description:
Sermon given by Rev. Amantha Barbee, pastor.
Creator:
Oakhurst Presbyterian Church (Decatur, Ga.) (creator), Barbee, Amantha. (speaker)
Subject names:
Oakhurst Presbyterian Church (Decatur, Ga.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Decatur (Ga.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181652
Creator:
First Afrikan Church (Lithonia, Ga.) (creator)
Subject names:
First Afrikan Church (Lithonia, Ga.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Lithonia (Ga.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181643
Creator:
First Afrikan Church (Lithonia, Ga.) (creator)
Subject names:
First Afrikan Church (Lithonia, Ga.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Lithonia (Ga.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181642

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