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Klansville U.S.A.

Klansville U.S.A.

North Carolina, long seen as the most progressive state in the South, became home to the largest Klan organization in the country

20156.81h 0m

Overview

Investigates the reasons North Carolina, long seen as the most progressive state in the South, became home to the largest Klan organization in the country, with more members than all the other Southern states combined, during the 1960s.

Directed by Callie T. Wiser
Produced by Molly Jacobs, Callie T. Wiser
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Top Cast

Oliver Platt

Oliver Platt

Self - Narrator (voice)

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David Cunningham

Self - Author of "Klansville, U.S.A."

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Rob Christensen

Self - Journalist

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Michael Frierson

Self

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Estelle Sanders

Self - Mayor of Roper, North Carolina

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Patsy Sims

Self - Author of 'The Klan'

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Gary Freeze

Self - Historian

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Ned Cline

Self - Journalist

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Mark Potok

Self - Editor-in-Chief, Intelligence Report

George Wallace

George Wallace

Self (archive Footage)

Themes & Keywords

ku klux klancivil rightsnorth carolinaracism1960s

About Klansville U.S.A.

Klansville U.S.A. is a documentary film released in 2015 exploring themes of ku klux klan, civil rights, north carolina, racism, 1960s. Directed by Callie T. Wiser, it stars Oliver Platt, David Cunningham, Rob Christensen. Investigates the reasons North Carolina, long seen as the most progressive state in the South, became home to the largest Klan organization in the country, with more members than all the other Southern states combined, during the 1960s.

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