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This is Absolutely Horrifying: How the Ku Klux Klan Marched Down Pennsylvania Ave. in 1928

Ku Klux Klan members march in Washington
In 1928, the Ku Klux Klan was allowed to march down Pennsylvania Ave. Learn about this horrifying event, and watch a video of it. Understand why this is so unsettling, and how it affected our nation.
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This is absolutely horrifying.

Some of you may not know this, but in 1928 (and a number of other times in the 1920s), the Ku Klux Klan was permitted to parade down Pennsylvania Ave. Hard to believe, I know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UomPUYgxSTY

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