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As a young reporter, I went undercover to expose the Ku Klux Klan

  • Written by Dick Lehr, Professor of Journalism, Boston University
Connecticut members of the Ku Klux Klan, escorted by Meriden, Conn. police, run for shelter as protesters pelt them in March 1981.AP Photo

Spike Lee’s powerful new film, “BlacKkKlansman,” tells the true story of Ron Stallworth, an African-American police officer who infiltrates a local branch the Ku Klux Klan in 1979.

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