A black man's quixotic quest to quell the racism of the KKK - GoFuckYourself.com

brassmonkey · 12-11-2016, 07:27 AM

what????

"Who's this black guy trying to make friends with the Ku Klux Klan?"

A raised eyebrow, a shake of the head.

"He's a nut."

Such were the sentiments of Scott Shepherd, a former Klan grand dragon, when he first saw Daryl Davis, a piano-playing bluesman who travels the nation attempting to dispel racism from those who hate him most. It doesn't often work, but over the decades Davis, like a man on a quixotic pilgrimage, has collected more than two dozen Klan robes from those who have disavowed white supremacy.

His unlikely story unfolds in "Accidental Courtesy," a documentary by Matt Ornstein that follows Davis on an odd and lively quest to Confederate monuments, Klansmen houses, boogie joints, churches and a hot dog stand where Davis informs Jeff Schoep, the commander of the National Socialist Movement, that Elvis got his inspiration and rhythm from Chuck Berry, and that slaves did not arrive on these shores voluntarily.

"How can you hate me when you don't even know me?" Davis asks in the film, which opens in Los Angeles on Friday. "Throughout my life I have been looking for an answer to that."

His disarming simplicity collides with a country in the midst of racial unease marked by police shootings of black men and the nationalist populism and identity politics that propelled Donald Trump to the White House. These are the most divisive times in more than a generation, and Davis' creed, genuine as it appears, seems to his detractors as naïve and surreal against rising hate crimes, deepening culture wars and calls by supremacists to found a white nation-state.

"If you had told me when we began this project that in 2016 white supremacists would be not only broadcasting from a presidential candidate's rallies, but that he would be unwilling to promptly denounce their support, I would not have believed you," said Ornstein.

Davis is criticized by some African American activists, including Kwame Rose, who in the film sits for drinks with Davis in Baltimore: "Infiltrating the Klan ain't freeing your people," says Rose, who protested the death in police custody last year of Freddie Gray. "You're uneducated about the reality of most of the people who look like you.. Stop wasting your time going to people's houses who don't love you, a house where they want to throw you under the basement. White supremacists can't change."

Davis, 58, is undeterred. A big man with a deep-rolling voice and hair graying at the edges, Davis recounts American history and how jazz and blues rose from the black South to influence rock 'n' roll and country music. The film portrays Davis, who has performed with Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis, as an unabashed troubadour with nimble fingers and a curious message. The son of a foreign service officer, Davis spent part of his childhood overseas, far from the racism many African Americans learn early.

His first encounter with bigotry came when he was a 10-year-old Cub Scout. Bottles and rocks were thrown at him as he marched in a parade in Belmont, Mass. The bewildering incident was the seed of a mission that years later found him joining an all-white country band, attending Klan rallies, accepting a "certificate of friendship" from the Traditionalist American Knights of the KKK and starting a conversation with Klan Imperial Wizard Roger Kelly. The two became close and Kelly asked Davis to be his daughter's godfather.

When Kelly quit the Klan, he gave Davis his robe; Davis hopes one day to put it in a "Museum of the Klan." The surrender of a garment that is as iconic as a burning cross was a peculiar act in a country with a legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, school segregation, whites-only water fountains and other prejudices that reverberate today.

"It's not history repeating itself, it's history that has not gone away. I deal with Klansmen and white supremacists all the time," Davis said in an interview, noting that racism became more overt in President Obama's second term. "I did not vote for Donald Trump and I do not support him but I believe that Trump is the best thing to happen to this country in a long time. He's bringing out the country's ugliness. There's no turning a blind eye anymore."

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nico-t · 12-11-2016, 12:05 PM

The KKK, the most irrelevant little racist club today, keeps getting attention and press while they are nothing.

Meanwhile BLM, the biggest, most active and violent racist club today, is never getting any well deserved bad press.

Bladewire · 12-11-2016, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by nico-t

The KKK, the most irrelevant little racist club today, keeps getting attention and press while they are nothing.

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nico-t · 12-11-2016, 01:03 PM

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Bladewire · 12-11-2016, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by nico-t

Meanwhile BLM, the biggest, most active and violent racist club today, is never getting any well deserved bad press.

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Originally Posted by nico-t

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'A black man's quixotic quest to quell the racism of the KKK'

Paul Markham · 12-12-2016, 03:14 AM

The KKK are a small group of uneducated disgruntled white men who think they will become more intelligent if there were no black people.

Joshua G · 12-12-2016, 03:39 AM

if it wasnt for liberals bringing them up, nobody would hear a thing about the KKK anymore. they number in the irrelevence area, but are brought back to life to be a pinata for social justice libs...& to smear everyone GOP with them. esp trump.

yes. the biggest racist group in USA today is...the SJW liberals in the democratic party. the people that put all americans in identity boxes, separate them, & do everything in their power to prevent a color blind society.

they also want to destroy the white male...refer to lena dunham twitter.

the exact same agenda as the KKK. its just "PoC/women/gay power" not "white male straight power".

12-11-2016, 07:27 AM	#1
brassmonkey Pay It Forward Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Yo Mama House Posts: 76,955	A black man's quixotic quest to quell the racism of the KKK what???? "Who's this black guy trying to make friends with the Ku Klux Klan?" A raised eyebrow, a shake of the head. "He's a nut." Such were the sentiments of Scott Shepherd, a former Klan grand dragon, when he first saw Daryl Davis, a piano-playing bluesman who travels the nation attempting to dispel racism from those who hate him most. It doesn't often work, but over the decades Davis, like a man on a quixotic pilgrimage, has collected more than two dozen Klan robes from those who have disavowed white supremacy. His unlikely story unfolds in "Accidental Courtesy," a documentary by Matt Ornstein that follows Davis on an odd and lively quest to Confederate monuments, Klansmen houses, boogie joints, churches and a hot dog stand where Davis informs Jeff Schoep, the commander of the National Socialist Movement, that Elvis got his inspiration and rhythm from Chuck Berry, and that slaves did not arrive on these shores voluntarily. "How can you hate me when you don't even know me?" Davis asks in the film, which opens in Los Angeles on Friday. "Throughout my life I have been looking for an answer to that." His disarming simplicity collides with a country in the midst of racial unease marked by police shootings of black men and the nationalist populism and identity politics that propelled Donald Trump to the White House. These are the most divisive times in more than a generation, and Davis' creed, genuine as it appears, seems to his detractors as naïve and surreal against rising hate crimes, deepening culture wars and calls by supremacists to found a white nation-state. "If you had told me when we began this project that in 2016 white supremacists would be not only broadcasting from a presidential candidate's rallies, but that he would be unwilling to promptly denounce their support, I would not have believed you," said Ornstein. Davis is criticized by some African American activists, including Kwame Rose, who in the film sits for drinks with Davis in Baltimore: "Infiltrating the Klan ain't freeing your people," says Rose, who protested the death in police custody last year of Freddie Gray. "You're uneducated about the reality of most of the people who look like you.. Stop wasting your time going to people's houses who don't love you, a house where they want to throw you under the basement. White supremacists can't change." Davis, 58, is undeterred. A big man with a deep-rolling voice and hair graying at the edges, Davis recounts American history and how jazz and blues rose from the black South to influence rock 'n' roll and country music. The film portrays Davis, who has performed with Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis, as an unabashed troubadour with nimble fingers and a curious message. The son of a foreign service officer, Davis spent part of his childhood overseas, far from the racism many African Americans learn early. His first encounter with bigotry came when he was a 10-year-old Cub Scout. Bottles and rocks were thrown at him as he marched in a parade in Belmont, Mass. The bewildering incident was the seed of a mission that years later found him joining an all-white country band, attending Klan rallies, accepting a "certificate of friendship" from the Traditionalist American Knights of the KKK and starting a conversation with Klan Imperial Wizard Roger Kelly. The two became close and Kelly asked Davis to be his daughter's godfather. When Kelly quit the Klan, he gave Davis his robe; Davis hopes one day to put it in a "Museum of the Klan." The surrender of a garment that is as iconic as a burning cross was a peculiar act in a country with a legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, school segregation, whites-only water fountains and other prejudices that reverberate today. "It's not history repeating itself, it's history that has not gone away. I deal with Klansmen and white supremacists all the time," Davis said in an interview, noting that racism became more overt in President Obama's second term. "I did not vote for Donald Trump and I do not support him but I believe that Trump is the best thing to happen to this country in a long time. He's bringing out the country's ugliness. There's no turning a blind eye anymore." article... __________________ TRUMP 2025 KEKAW!!! - Support The Laken Riley Act!!! END DACA - SUPPORT AZ HCR 2060 52R - email: brassballz-at-techie.com

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12-11-2016, 12:05 PM	#2
nico-t emperor of my world Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: nethalands Posts: 29,903	The KKK, the most irrelevant little racist club today, keeps getting attention and press while they are nothing. Meanwhile BLM, the biggest, most active and violent racist club today, is never getting any well deserved bad press.

12-12-2016, 03:39 AM	#7
Joshua G dumb libs love censorship Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 8,198	if it wasnt for liberals bringing them up, nobody would hear a thing about the KKK anymore. they number in the irrelevence area, but are brought back to life to be a pinata for social justice libs...& to smear everyone GOP with them. esp trump. yes. the biggest racist group in USA today is...the SJW liberals in the democratic party. the people that put all americans in identity boxes, separate them, & do everything in their power to prevent a color blind society. they also want to destroy the white male...refer to lena dunham twitter. the exact same agenda as the KKK. its just "PoC/women/gay power" not "white male straight power".