[Clemenza]

Back in the 1920s, the Klan was very strong on Long Island in New York, and had control of the Islip Town* government for much of the decade. Until about 30 years ago, there was a plaque at Islip Town Hall under the American flag that said "donated by the daughters of the Ku Klux Klan." The Brooklyn chapter used to have their meetings at a hall right across from Prospect Park that still stands.

*Note: On Long Island, "Towns" refer to large collections of villages and hamlets, and usually comprise 1/4-1/3 of a county.

Since most Puerto Ricans have black blood (a no-no back in the day), it doesn't surprise me that the reaction was so violent.

[ZULU]

The Klan didn’t like Jews, blacks, Catholics, Italians, Spaniards, Orientals, or American Indians. There were probably a few groups I let out there.

I remember a pretty funny news item back in the 1960s about a group of Lumbee Indians in North Carolina who oraided a Klan rally. They had nice shots of the hooded bigots running away in terror, persued by the yelling indians.

[Pyro7480]

Heck, the Klan was strong in many parts of the country, not just in the South.

[Zionist Conspirator]

Since most Puerto Ricans have black blood (a no-no back in the day), it doesn't surprise me that the reaction was so violent.

I've long wondered why Puerto Ricans don't count as "white." Since they cannot be the descendants of the actual original inhabitants (who were exterminated by the Honorary Indigenous Spaniards) I assumed that the only thing keeping them from being white was the Spanish language (you know, the indigenous American language that all Indians spoke before the "rednecks" came along).