Killing hatred with kindness: Black man makes friends with klan members and 200 of them quit

[sean miguel]

A black man has single-handedly caused more than 200 white racists to leave the Ku Klux Klan simply by confronting their prejudice with friendship.

Inspirational Daryl Davis, 58, a blues musician and author, has travelled all over the US since the early 1980s actively seeking out and befriending members of the openly racist organisation.

The KKK is a white supremacy cult founded in 1865 organizing members to persecute people for the color of their skin or their religious beliefs.

But Daryl Davis has been battling the hatred and answering a call he has felt since he was a young man when he decided to confront the ideology of the KKK head-on one member at a time.

He has since documented his incredible mission in the book 'Klan-destine Relationships: A Black Man's Odyssey in the Ku Klux Klan' which is set to be re-released with an updated version next year.

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good on that guy.

 

[Jack Davenport]

Have a white man try that with the Black Panthers or the Bloods and the Crips and get back to us.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

Hey now, I do outreach with all kinds of gang members. Although I doubt many people would consider a collapsible baton "Outreach."

 

[bobjustbob]

You 2 fellows are so angry. You need to see the goodness.