ku klux klan,civil rights,north carolina,racism,1960s

Klansville U.S.A. (2015)

Poster for Klansville U.S.A.

North Carolina, long seen as the most progressive state in the South, became home to the largest Klan organization in the country

Investigates the reasons North Carolina, long seen as the most progressive state in the South, became home to the largest Klan organization in the country, with more members than all the other Southern states combined, during the 1960s.

Cast & Crew

Director
Callie T. Wiser
  • Profile picture of Oliver Platt
    Narrator (voice) Oliver Platt
  • Profile picture of George Wallace
    Self (archive footage) George Wallace
  • Profile picture of Martin Luther King Jr.
    Self (archive footage) Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Profile picture of Lyndon B. Johnson
    Self (archive footage) Lyndon B. Johnson

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Keywords

  • ku klux klan
  • civil rights
  • north carolina
  • racism
  • 1960s