Posts Tagged ‘ United States ’

KKK invites Reidsville residents to cross-burning event

May 19, 2012
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KKK invites Reidsville residents to cross-burning event

The Ku Klux Klan protested in Eden last week, and this week some of its members have been passing out fliers inviting people in Reidsville to a cross-burning. The fliers were placed in and around Sherwood Drive, Linville Drive, Reids School Road and Poplar Street in the city. Annie P. Pinnix and her husband...

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National Wildlife Refuge System marks 150th anniversary of Homestead Act

May 17, 2012
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National Wildlife Refuge System marks 150th anniversary of Homestead Act

The National Wildlife Refuge System is marking the 150th anniversary of the Homestead Act. The landmark law that fueled a Western land rush, helped define the American spirit, and inadvertently triggered the Dust Bowl, turns 150 this month. And across the West, settler cabins that owe their existence to the 1862 Homestead Act still...

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OVERWHELMING PROOF – USA: Illegal Aliens Are The Problem

May 16, 2012
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OVERWHELMING PROOF – USA: Illegal Aliens Are The Problem

1. 40% of all workers in L. A. County ( L. A. County has 10.2 million people) are working for cash and not paying taxes. This is because they are predominantly illegal aliens working without a green card. 2. 95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens. USA: Illegal Aliens...

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House backs drug testing for welfare recipients

May 16, 2012
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House backs drug testing for welfare recipients

BATON ROUGE — Welfare recipients should be required to submit to random drug-testing, the Louisiana House voted Tuesday, with critics claiming the mandate is equivalent to class warfare by solely targeting poor mothers. The proposal by Rep. Sherman Mack, R-Livingston, was sent to the Senate with a 65-26 vote. Mack’s bill would require 20...

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The Kern County Klan Local KKK members, including Bakersfield’s police chief, were outed 90 years ago

May 8, 2012
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The Kern County Klan Local KKK members, including Bakersfield’s police chief, were outed 90 years ago

Ninety years ago today The Bakersfield Californian published the names of nearly 350 local members of the Ku Klux Klan, and a few days later, it added 50 more names. More than 300 were Bakersfield residents, and most of the rest lived in or near Taft and Tehachapi. Within days members began resigning from...

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Civil War Heritage series continues at the Scotch Plains Library

May 7, 2012
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Civil War Heritage series continues at the Scotch Plains Library

The Scotch Plains Public Library will continue its Civil War Sesquicentennial series on Monday, May 21 at 7 p.m., with a talk by Steven D. Glazer. This free program is based on his most recent book, “Discover Your Community’s Civil War Heritage,” an official research manual published by the N.J. Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee....

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KKK group hosts rally in Ashland City

May 6, 2012
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KKK group hosts rally in Ashland City

About a dozen people with the Aryan Nations-Knights of the Ku Klux Klan spread their message for more than an hour Saturday afternoon on the Cheatham County Courthouse lawn in downtown Ashland City. The group is dedicated to the preservation and advancement of the white race.   Several people with the group spoke during...

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Robert C. Pratt

May 5, 2012
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Robert C. Pratt

Robert Carl Pratt, 69, of Kearneysville, departed this life on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at the VA Medical Center in Martinsburg. Born Sept. 20, 1942, in Hinton, he was the son of the late Carl Frederick and Oma Pearl Pratt. He was of the Christian faith. He was a member of the Sons of...

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Relics of Knights of Columbus Priest Martyrs in Chicago Area this Weekend

May 5, 2012
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Relics of Knights of Columbus Priest Martyrs in Chicago Area this Weekend

Relics of six Knights of Columbus canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2000 will visit the Chicago area this weekend. The relics will be on display Saturday evening and Sunday at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, located at 1170 North River Road in Des Plaines. The six priests – Fathers Jose Maria Robles Hurtado,...

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Klan has ties to Santa Cruz: Historian to discuss local racism, KKK activities

May 1, 2012
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Klan has ties to Santa Cruz: Historian to discuss local racism, KKK activities

Santa Cruz’s Pacific Avenue hosts any number of eclectic and left-leaning organizations throughout the year, from the unsanctioned Last Night Santa Cruz DIY Parade to next month’s Pride Parade and Festival. But in 1927, a group of a much different sort, heralding a much different message, took to the city’s main drag. Members of...

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