The KKK vs. the Crips vs. Memphis City Council (Part 2/4)
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Published 2013-05-29
In Memphis's Forrest Park, there's a statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest, one of the most infamous and powerful racists in American history. Lately it's been at the center of the city's often shaky race relations. In part 2, we learn how the history of the Ku Klux Klan and General Forrest relate to Memphis today.
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All Comments (21)
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"There may have been some lynchings" No shit. Not sure that this guy is totally unbiased
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"don't give them an audience" probably the best quote in the whole series.
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4:12 So the Klan began as a Scooby Doo plot?
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it may be history but it should in no way be glorified
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peace blunts are fine with me
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Id love to watch a kkk vs crip gang battle lol
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i love when he says "dont give the klan or the crips an audience" that was deep haha
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As a Dyslexic I love watching things about the Klu Klux Klan, Makes me feel like Steven Hawking.
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This Crips vs. KKK thing reminds me of NCR vs. Legion rallying for the Battle of Hoover Damn.
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the klan vs the crips; this needs to be made into an epic rap battle
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Its weird the guy dressed up as General Grant has the most sense out of all of this
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and this is all to do with the pigmentation of a persons skin. Fools.
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"Blacks are scared of ghosts more than other people" yeah bud not selling it🤣
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This is the kind of stuff I like to see from Vice. Keep it up.
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They should just put up a statue of that Grant reenactor instead
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Well, why not just build a statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. and have him next to Mr. Forrest. King was a peaceful man and would want to subdue his enemies with kindness. I could see him trying to reason with Forrest. Plus it would be such a beautiful troll to all parties.
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"dont confuse me with the truth, ive got my mind made up" best quote ive heard in a while
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I need part 3 and 4 now !!! Very interesting story !! Thanks to the people at vice for all the amazing stories
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"Generally speaking, blacks are more scared of ghosts than other people" .... Wat.
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Thank god I ended up living here in Canada.
