Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Scoggin has been a member of the KKK for almost 27 years. He said the Klan is the "most true I American organization there is." ForScoggin, the Klan is a family affair, with family unity and white Christianity stressed. His father was a klansman and his wife has been a member for 18 years. Although he would not give a specific number, he said some of his seven children are involved in KKK activities. DAVII) DUKE, Grand Wizard of the Knights of the KKK, the top administrative officer "in the nation and in the world," agrees that women and children are an integral part of the Klan. The Klan Youth Corps for 12 to IB uo'ir nlrtc "nttonliallv u?r*rUi; lie u v/iva?j v^oviiviuiij "?? " Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts," he said. Duke said the organization promotes modern philosphies of science and is reaching out to young people at many colleges and universities. He said Klan membership has spread to Canada, England, parts of Europe, Australia and New Zealand, but like all other faithful klansmen, he would give no specific numbers. According to U.S. Justice Department statistics, Klan membership is growing and becoming more widespread. RESERVt beginimii Reservations v from 8:30 a.m. in the Reservat Reservations v dates. Please ci Traditional A Licensed Stu | Department I Open Reserv ! Room 326 will be meetings per ore ; The ballroom rt I ' events per seme; * \ f Open dates J Klan m worries By Jan Gam?cocl An official of the South Caroli Klan is a dying organization stru Isaac Williams, state field dir concerned with klansmen, but tality." WILLIAMS SAII) the Nationa of Colored People was formed ' people. He said the group becan immigrants and all people of " Indians and Spanish Americans. The NAACP works as an "urn!: Williams said. The NAACP and the Klan "a Williams said. Unlike the Klan, he said. Williams said he believes Kl; has dwindled to 500 members. Williams said many klansmer the racist organization, whereas NAACP. wuiiams called tne Klan s bearings rolled." Samuel Tenenbaum of the t B'rith said the Klan is "b thi American democracy." TENENBAUM SAII) the leagi ago to protect Jews and otherbigotry and discrimination. "Educating the people on who doing" is a primary goal of the o Klan membership, recorded lr 1971 by the FBI, was 4,000 mem bers. Today membership i estimated by the Anti-Defamatio League of B'Nai B'Rith, a Jewis organization that monitors KK1 activity, at 10,000. Howevei Justice Department officials sa "the 10,000 figure may be on th low side." Duke said the Klan can b compared to the NAACP. "We'r not so much anit-black or ant Semitic as we are pro-white," h <VTIONS AC MG MARCH vim oe accepted Mom to 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p ionists office for May-D< vill be accepted only i leek your status. ctivities dent Org. al & Administrator's ations 4 limited to once a week lanization. sservations will be lin iter. for RH Ballroom after fi a1 ClILQlILy _ ff* 1 i oniciai et Gibson k Staff Writer na NAACP believes "the Ku Klux ggling for breath." eetor of the NAACP, said he is not with "people with a Klan men1 Association for the Advancement U years ago to help all oppressed le active in protecting the rights of nr>lnr " nartipnlarlv hlnf?lrc Tourc V.V.VT. , f/UH.VUIUI IJ )rella organization for minorities," i re as different as day and night," the NAACP is not a "hate group," an membership in South Carolina i are ashamed to be affiliated with he is proud to be affiliated with the iek white people who have their Vnti-Defamation League of B'nai reat to American society and to lie was tormed more than 60 years minorities against the forces of the Klan really is and what they're rganization, he said. I i said. Anti-white discrimination in the private and public sectors has led ^ to the unfair hiring of minorities w over better-educated whites, he said. r. y Duke said many misconceptions ie surround the Klan. He said the Klan is not anti-Catholic and is not ? ct viuiuiH ui ^ciiii^auuii. e "If a klansman does sometning j. illegal, then the whole organization e is blamed for it," he said. :CEPTED 24 1980 day thru Friday >.m. to 4:00 p.m. sc. 1980. during specified 4/7-4/81980 4/9-4/111980 4/14-4/15 n / r\ a rvnrv i/ i \ m 5U latsu for organizational lited to 2 major kpril 30,1980.