Black Klansman
Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime
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Relates how African-American detective Ron Stallworth went undercover to investigate the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado Springs, Colo., in 1978, describing how he disrupted Klan activities and exposed white supremacists in the military during the months-long investigation.
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Ron Stallworth (pictured here in 1975) was the first black detective in the history of the Colorado Springs Police Department. Courtesy of Ron Stallworth hide caption