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Originally posted by FBF
Is the KKK supposed to be active in NC ?
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The KKK is still very much active across various states with numbers in the thousands and has been growing since Obama's first term, unfortunately. I'm from NC and they've always been active here -- I remember when I was a little kid I went with my Mom and Grandma up to Blowing Rock in the mountains to see the fall leaves and we stopped to eat and there were several men in robes with symbols on the chest. I remember my family being tense and uncomfortable (we were the only black people in the restaurant) and talking about it in the car after we left, but I didn't truly understand that encounter until I was older. They kept looking at us, but fortunately they didn't mess with us or say anything, but yeah -- they're definitely still around.