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7 Jul, 2015

Ku Klux Klan plans July 18 rally as black churches burn – Sydney Morning Herald

Charleston: The Ku Klux Klan plans to rally in South Carolina, even as black churches have been warned to take “necessary precautions” as authorities in southern states investigate several church fires over the last week.

The Loyal White Knights chapter of the Ku Klux Klan, based in Pelham, North Carolina, said it will rally at the South Carolina on July 18. “We’re standing up for the Confederacy,” James Spears, the chapter’s “great titan,” said on Tuesday.

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