KKK, Black Groups Plan Jasper Rallies
From Times Wire Reports
The small town of Jasper, where a black man was dragged to his death behind a pickup earlier this month, is bracing for rallies by white supremacists and black activists. Ku Klux Klan groups have permission for a two-hour gathering at which they plan to distance themselves from the killing of 49-year-old James Byrd while promoting “white pride.” Members of black Muslim groups and the New Black Panther Party also plan to be in Jasper, saying they want to protect the local black population.
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