[Bonaparte]

"Historically, white people -- or whatever you'd like to say -- white people don't have to be afraid of the Klan," said Bethany Wright, who is white.

And who is also an ignoramus. Historically, Catholics were persecuted unmercifully by the Klan.

Another dumb bunny on a college campus. Surprise, surprise

[GeronL]

"Historically, white people -- or whatever you'd like to say -- white people don't have to be afraid of the Klan," said Bethany Wright, who is white.

The klan beat whites for being bums! deadbeats! gays!

It wasn't just blacks they hated.

[weegee]

"Historically, white people -- or whatever you'd like to say -- white people don't have to be afraid of the Klan," said Bethany Wright, who is white.

I think that Jews would disagree with that statement too.

When the Klan was founded, even Republicans were identified as a group specifically hated by the Klan.

[flying Elvis]

Very True, white and black Republicans too had much to fear from the Klan once upon a time.

[EllaMinnow]

Historically, Catholics were persecuted unmercifully by the Klan.

Thanks for bringing that up. Crosses were burned on my grandfather's lawn just because he was an Irish-Catholic who had the nerve to become a doctor.

[Ditto]

Historically, Catholics were persecuted unmercifully by the Klan.

And Jews. And immigrants. And Republicans. And......

[sweetliberty]

"Historically, Catholics were persecuted unmercifully by the Klan."

I personally knew a kid in high school who had a cross burned on his lawn. He was white...and ours was an all white school in an all white town. I don't know the particulars...just remember that the kid was absent for a few days and was pretty antsy when he came back to school. Point is, white people who are/were not WASPs or who had sympathies not in keeping with Klan ideology are/were fair game.