Ep. 361: Is Racism Reversible? From a Black Man Who Goes to KKK Rallies [REMASTERED]

Can you befriend someone OUT of racism? Are Klan members just misguided? Is racism a permanent state? Daryl Davis is a musician & author. He’s also a black man who chooses to be friends with Klansmen. Over his lifetime, he has inspired over 200 Klu Klux Klan members to give up their robes.  In this episode he shares about the boyscout parade where he got a race reality check, FBI files, the connection between travel & racism, his first encounter with a klansmen, his first KKK friend & true transformation in the age of cancel culture.   This episode originally aired April 29, 2024 If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 134: HE VOTED OBAMA & JOINED THE KKK: the How & the Why (PART 1) Guest:https://klanwetalk.com/ NEW BOOK! https://a.co/d/06vMvFophttps://x.com/realdaryldavishttps://www.instagram.com/realdaryldavis/ https://www.facebook.com/realdaryldavis  Sponsors: https://www.historicpensacola.org/about-us/  02:22 – Ambushed at a Boy Scout Parade04:27 – The Day His Parents Had to Explain Hate06:29 – 63 Countries, 50 States, One Missing Piece08:14 – What Mark Twain Got Right About Prejudice10:00 – The Fight in a Parking Lot at 2 A.M.12:07 – Why the Cops Wouldn't Arrest Him17:39 – "I Never Sat Down With a Black Man Before"22:26 – The Question That Had Been Waiting 15 Years for an Answer29:22 – A Bodyguard, a Gun, and a Bible in a Motel Room32:50 – The Noise That Almost Got Someone Killed37:02 – The Four-Step Chain That Leads to Destruction38:30 – Why Diverse Companies Still Eat Lunch Segregated42:49 – The Five Things Every Human Being Wants45:07 – The History Books Left This Out51:20 – The Year America's Racial Majority FlipsRequest to join my private Facebook Group, MFR Curious Insiders: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1BAt3bpwJC/Follow me in all the places:https://www.meredithforreal.com/  https://www.instagram.com/the_curiousintrovert/ [email protected]://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal https://www.facebook.com/curiousintrovert