For some in Atlanta, it’s like taking a step back in time when racism was blatantly rearing its ugly head. Residents in two Atlanta neighborhoods got an unlikely shock when they went to get into their cars. No, it wasn’t a party flyer, instead it was a flyer courtesy of the Ku Klux Klan.
The flyers encourage residents on the flyer by reading, “ Save the Land, Join the Klan.” It goes on further to say “We are a law-abiding Christian organization.” At the top of the flyer, a North Carolina area code number is listed as a contact. WSB-TV in Atlanta reported they called the number and heard the voicemail’s greeting that said, “Remember, if it ain’t white, it ain’t right. White power.”
A KKK grand wizard returned the station’s call and said, “This is our national flyer drive. God is the author of segregation. He is the one who drew the color line.” The flyers also alert neighbors of the Klan’s neighborhood watch. George Zimmerman anyone?
The residents in the neighborhood have been tearing the flyers up as soon as they are spotted.
The Klan has been busy, they held an anti-immigration rally in Atlanta in March.
According to the Census Bureau, as of 2010, African Americans made up 54% and Hispanics made up 10.2% of the city’s population.
Last year, a Florida KKK group tried recruiting from a black neighborhood, but didn’t realize their mistake. The KKK group, aided by a North Carolina chapter, blanketed New Smyrna Beach, Florida with fliers that featured a hooded Klansmen and read: “Our race is our nation.” It was an effort to recruit new members, but the KKK group didn’t realize New Smyrna Beach is predominantly Black.
Clearly, the group hasn’t learned their lesson.