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Some family history I’m proud of. A letter to my dad from the KKK (details in comments).
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I cannot stand the KKK or other ignorant groups or people. Good for your dad.
Where are the juicy details
Go Dad!
Pretty cool.
The “Invisible Empire” worried about their damaged sign post 😂
Awesome!!
Where’s the details at, OP?
I heard this letter was the reasoning for r/iamatotalpieceofshit
Why would an invisible empire need a sign?
I don’t understand. Is your dad a badass because he ignored the KKK request to replace a sign of theirs he damaged? Some context would be wonderful OP.
The year is 1985. My dad and his buddies are partying at Raccoon Lake in Indiana, as they did (and still do) every summer weekend. Down the road in Mansfield is a well known KKK chapter. They definitely weren’t welcome in the eyes of my old man and his lake friends. They hatched an idea in their drunken braveness to crash a rally. They had an 80’s Jeep with the top off. They would drive by playing Marvin Gay until getting chased off, repeatedly. The last time they held back a little longer so everyone thought they were gone. Then, they took a chain and attached one end to their office “KKK” signs and attached the other to the Jeep’s hitch. Ripped the sign down and kept going. They got a tail, so one of the the lake friends released the chain while they were still moving and the car behind them pulled off to retrieve the sign.
My dad thought that was the end of it, but they’d written down his license plate number. He was a public school teacher, and while they couldn’t find his home address, they looked up the school where he worked. They called him there, saying pay for the damages “or else.” Dad did not take him serious. Then the next week they sent the above letter to him, at school. That is when he decided to step down and pay for the damages before something bad happened. He still made his point IMO.
Me and my brothers weren’t sure if we believed him, growing up. Then one day he finally dug out the letter.
Nice, I tip my hat to your dad.
Before I finished reading I thought this is Indiana and yep.
I’m sorry that they owned him in the sense of finding out where he worked and that he had to cave to their demands in order to be ok. That really bums me out. He is a true hero though!
I grew up in Crawfordsville. Their klan presence was huge and they held public rallies there well into the 1990’s (and probably still do, though it’s not broadcasted as much.) I knew too many people that were proud to boast about their disgusting family ties.
Way to go, to your dad.
Hope he has that framed in a prominent location.
“Invisible” here’s a letter with our organization ‘s logo on it.
Invisible empire? Imperial wizard? Wtf, this sounds like some kids making up a game to pass time.
Fuck the KKK, but they wrote much better than I would have expected from some hillbillies.
A strictly worded letter is not nearly as intimidating as a burning cross in the yard. It is funny to see such legalese from the KKK.
All I can say is I hope you keep your family traditions/morals alive. Good on your dad!
Your dad sounds cool as hell.
So whitemail?
Based
I grew up just across the state line in Illinois. I have a memory of being in a grocery store there in the 70’s and seeing two guys with KKK windbreakers. My mom looked at them and said to me, “they must be from Indiana, ‘cause we don’t wear that shit around here”.
*whose
A good example of things that are not legal but good all the same.
Wow what a reasonable letter! Must be a nice group of guys!
“Imperial Wizard” Jim Blair XD
My maternal family is from SE Ohio. We unfortunately have history in the other direction.
If this guy is a wizard he could have just cast a Repair spell. It’s a simple level 1 transmutation spell that all wizards have access to
Did he send a reply?.. impatiently awaiting the response.
Sounds like he Ghosted them.
In the PS they misspelled “whose”, I dunno – the more I hear of these guys the more I think they aren’t that intelligent! /s
How does an *invisible* empire have letterhead?
A dancehall in a resort village near my hometown was claiming legends of jazz and rock n roll had played there back in the day before they were famous. The story became so popular that a national tv show and a national radio program both came to town based on those claims. I went to the local archives and spent two weeks looking for proof. None of it was true. What I did find was that the KKK had rented out the entire village for a week in the 1920s, hosting a national (Canada) convention, hoping a move north would recruit new followers. Thankfully it failed.
“Your reputation”
I might get more respect from my community if it came out I damaged KKK stuff.
Seems to be written by someone pre-1920 who still though that his organization was anything other that mocked.
I grew up in Parke Co where Raccoon Lake is located. The Grand Wizard (or dragon? It’s been a minute) lived in my tiny home town. We were never allowed to ride our bikes down the street he lived on. Of course, being told not to do something just meant that we rode past his house on a dare from time to time. Things have definitely evolved in that area, but sadly racism is still alive and well in such an insulated pocket of America.
Imperial Wizard WTF LOL
something to be proud of for sure…but also good ass wipe…
Impatiently waiting is like watching paint dry
Wait, in 1985 the KKK was sending letters out on formal letterhead in Alabama?
Jim Blair definitely had some sort of erectile disfunction or micropenis issues.*
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*FAOD, I don’t believe there is anything shameful about these things, but I bet Jim Blair thought there was, hence the burning desire to be a fucking Imperial Wizard, and that’ll teach Susan for turning him down for senior prom… 😆
What losers.
It’s shockingly polite. No threats of violence? Is the kkk mostly white collar professionals up north??
This reads like an HOA meets Gestapo letter. I am made angry yet concerned…
Am I the only one surprised by the year 1985? I was expecting 1965.
So are the phone numbers and addresses still good? I’d hate to see someone reach out to them.
What a pansy assed letter. It’s no wonder they wear hoods, the fucking wimps.