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How one man convinced 200 Ku Klux Klan members to give up their robes

How one man convinced 200 Ku Klux Klan members to give up their robes

One by one, Daryl Davis has befriended KKK members over the past 30 years. The more they got to know the African-American musician, the more they realized the Klan was not for them.
by Dwane Brown

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Confederate statues are coming down at the University of Texas

Confederate statues are coming down at the University of Texas

President Greg Fenves ordered the immediate removal of statues of Robert E. Lee and three other Confederate figures from a main area of campus. The removals should be complete by midmorning Monday.
by Doreen McCallister

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Confederate statues were built to further a 'white supremacist future'

Confederate statues were built to further a 'white supremacist future'

President Trump hasn't mentioned it as he's defended the memorabilia over the past week, but historians say the statues were originally built to send a clear message to black Americans.

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Boston 'free speech' rally dwarfed by counterprotesters

Boston 'free speech' rally dwarfed by counterprotesters

A small number of right-wing "Free Speech Rally" demonstrators disbanded early from Boston Common after they were confronted by thousands of counterprotesters who shouted anti-Nazi and anti-KKK slogans.

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Conservative activists leave Boston Common rally

Dozens of rallygoers had gathered on the Boston Common on Saturday, but then left shortly after the event was getting underway. It's unclear if they will gather to rally somewhere else in the city.
by Associated Press

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Thousands march through Boston week after Virginia bloodshed

Thousands march through Boston week after Virginia bloodshed

Thousands of leftist counterprotesters marched through downtown Boston on Saturday, chanting anti-Nazi slogans ahead of a rally being staged by conservative activists a week after a Virginia demonstration turned deadly.
by Associated Press

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Duke University removes statue of Confederate general

Duke University removed a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee early Saturday, days after it was vandalized amid a national debate about monuments to the Confederacy.

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Charlottesville victim's mother says she will not take Trump's calls

Charlottesville victim's mother says she will not take Trump's calls

"You can't wash this one away by shaking my hand and saying I'm sorry," Susan Bro told Good Morning America. Her daughter Heather Heyer was killed as she was protesting against white supremacists.

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East metro I-94 ramp closures top Twin Cities weekend road woes

East metro I-94 ramp closures top Twin Cities weekend road woes

Road work shouldn't cause too many problems this weekend. But take a deep breath: On Monday, MnDOT begins its massive four-year downtown-to-crosstown project on Interstate 35W.
by MPR News Staff

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Trump defends Confederate statues, berates his critics

Trump defends Confederate statues, berates his critics

With prominent Republicans openly questioning his competence and moral leadership, President Trump burrowed deeper into the racially charged debate over Confederate memorials and lashed out at members of his own party in the latest controversy to engulf his presidency.
by The Associated Press

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