Charleston, S.C., Condemns KKK

The Charleston City Council labeled the Ku Klux Klan a terrorist group Tuesday.

The resolution, approved by a voice vote, also was amended to condemn any organization “whose purpose is to encourage hate of any individual, race, religion, culture or way of life.”

Councilman Wendell Gilliard, the resolution’s sponsor, had said earlier the goal was to take away the Klan’s rights to speak and assemble in the city. There was no specific mention of a ban in the wording.

The resolution said Charleston welcomes diverse opinions “but not those views that instigate fear, bias, bigotry and hate.”