In the Jim Crow South, the black community faced frequent violence and intimidation. Today in our series , hosted by Eric Hodge, we hear stories of encounters with the Ku Klux Klan.
Seth Kotch shares excerpts of three oral histories conducted by the at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Dr. Robert Hayling experiences sudden, horrific violence at a Klan rally in Florida.
Cecil Williams has an unexpected encounter when he arrives in the aftermath of a South Carolina Klan rally.
And Fletcher Anderson talks about arming himself to defend his neighborhood.
This series is part of a joint project between the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress.
These oral histories are being added to the holdings at the at the Library of Congress.
