Enquiry: K K K = Enquiry: Ku Klux Klan

United Kingdom, 1965

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A report from the southern states of USA on the notorious Ku-Klux Klan society founded after the Civil War to maintain white protestant supremacy. Shows Tuscaloosa in Alabama, one of the main centres of activity, and interviews Robert Sheldon, Imperial Wizard of the Klan, and Charles Morgan, a Birmingham lawyer, who regards the organisation as a collection of murderers. Collie Leroy Wilkinson, acquitted of the murder of the Civil Rights worker Mrs Violet Liuzzo, is introduced at a meeting as a hero. Includes 1921 and 1925 archival footage.

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Credits

director

David Dimbleby

producer

David Webster

production company

BBC-TV

Duration

00:31:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1965

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

003329

Language

English

Subject categories

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Trials - United States

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → African Americans - Civil rights

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Civil rights - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Discrimination - United State

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ku-Klux Klan

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Prejudices

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Race discrimination

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Racism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Politics and government

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Race relations

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → White supremacy movements

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Prejudices

Historical films

History → History

History → Ku-Klux Klan

History → United States - History - 19th century

History → United States - History - 20th century

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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