#181: Southern Poverty Law Center and the Ku Klux Klan.

02JUL21: THE KURLY KNIGHT KLUCKERS Founded in 1865, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) extended into almost every southern state by 1870 and became a vehicle for white southern resistance to the Republican Party’s Reconstruction-era policies aimed at establishing political and economic equality for Black Americans. Are they on the rise or becoming a prominent force in America today? SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is a controversial watchdog of extremist groups. It has been criticized for its financial practices and for characterizing non-violent conventional conservative organizations as equivalent to violent extremists. HATE IS NOW A FULL-TIME JOB Shutting down people you don’t agree with is about as un-American as you can get. Rigorous debate, honest discussion, open exchange of ideas—that’s the American way. But free thinking and speech are threatened today by a group with a sweet-sounding name that conceals a nefarious purpose. This group is called the Southern Poverty Law Center, or SPLC. Tonight on an all new Don’t Unfriend Me! #SPLC #KKK #HateGroups ⏺ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DontUnfriendMeHost ⏺ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontunfriendmehost/ ⏺ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRq8HdarvQ3ZGN1zviuoahA ⏺ Podcasts: http://www.anchor.fm/dontunfriendme ⏺ Website: http://www.dontunfriendme.com ⏺ Intro Music By: https://www.reverbnation.com/stiilpoint --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedumshow/messageBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-dum-show--6012883/support.