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The KKK and Flint, Michigan 1920-2020


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The KKK has been very active in Flint, Michigan since at least the 1920's.  Michigan has been a hotbed for white nationalist and KKK activity for 100 years.

This is a Radio Free Flint podcast essay on the history of the KKK, White Nationalists and other hate groups in Flint, Michigan.

The Klan organizes parades, picnics, social relief efforts and activities for children in Flint in years gone by.  The former Prosecutor (1993-2005) of the county where Flint is located shares stories of his battles with white nationalism in Flint.  He discusses the KKK activities in Flint in particular.  This podcast documents the connection between Flint, Detroit and Michigan and the many hate groups.   

Ryan Loree, a former member of a neo-Nazi group in Flint, the Rollingwood Skins describes the white nationalist group and its activities in Flint in more recent years. This podcast takes a shocking and revealing view of KKK and other hate groups activity in a typical industrial American town.

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