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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
iO.ieg
Klan
others if we had been searched.
"We just want to check for wea¬
pons," the white-robed figure
explained as he searched Steve's
backpack. "There's been some
threats made on some people's
lives."
Having passed inspection, we
wandered around for a few moments
taking It all in. We talked with Walt,
who was young looking with closely
cropped hair, pug nose and tight
muscular body. He wore a knife- on
his belt.
Walt was a Marine and had only
recently Joined the Klan. Steve and
Walt chatted for a few moments.
i his e
i his
I twsngy voice, '
ed In _ _
yourKlandogs
Who was here and what were they
Nke, I wondered.
. A red VW was parked on the grass.
Stuck on the car was a Reagan
sticker and a sticker that read, "Let's
play cowboys and Iranians."
Not far from it hung an American
flag draped on a rope between two
poles On either side of it hung Klan
flags. Next to this: a Confederate
flag.
I walked around some cars and
there It was: the cross. How could I
miss it? It was some forty feet high,
wrapped in burlap ready to be set
afire.
In back of the cross, guards patrol¬
led the slight Incline in front of the
river, guns slung casually around
their arms.
There was still some daylight
left. Children played near the river.
There was a steady flow of traffic on
the highway.
Two female members of the Klan
stood idly by a car. They were smelt¬
ing cigarettes and sipping beers.
Later during the cross burning,
one of these women would wear a
These women had been In the Klan
about two years. They were suspici¬
ous and wouldn't say much. More
outspoken was a man in a polka
dot shirt and Jeans and boots He did
the talking for the group.
"It's a political view," he said.
"We're the minority. If we quit work¬
ing, they're going to starve to death."
The man wore dark sunglasses
and gestured with a cigarette as he
See Klan page 11
Friday, October 3,1906
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Klan
spoke. "We believe In separation
of the races," he said matter of factry.
Later when asked If he felt the Klan
had been portrayed accurately in
history, he said, "You don't see any
niggers hanging from a tree out
here."
The more he talked, the angrier
begot.
"You from Fresno?" he asked
me. "I dare you to go for a ride in
Roeding Park tomorrow. I feel we're
being picked on kind of like the old
dog that fetches the newspaper
and gets kicked in the teeth. We're
.bringing the bucks in."
He wanted to know my views.
What do you think, what do you think,
he prodded. I looked up from my
notebook and said, "I'm here to
learn."
I was in a cautious mood, but for a
flash of a moment I wondered what
would happen if I told him I thought
he was dumb, a racist and because of
this I found him ugh/.
A younger man with a mustache
and straw cowboy hat entered the dis-
"I used to live in Madera and I
got run out of town by Mexicans.
It's in the military too, this problem,"
he said shaking his head. Both men
refused to give their names.
A uniformed Klansman came and
told us to go to the. front gate. Later,
we learned they were having a secret
meeting.
Up at the front gate Hugh Houston
stood guard. He had been with
the Klan for three years and had Join¬
ed because he was concerned with his
country and race "even more now
than when I Joined."
Dressed in a white robe, Houston
held a gun and wore a bulletproof
vest. He was in his mld-thlrtles
and was stocky with a beer belly.
He had a friendly face and a calm
manner. He was friendlier, trusting
and more talkative than the others.
s mustache.
"We don't mean to display guns,"
he said in a friendly voice. "We
don't want to have trouble." Houston
had been to three cross lightings
In three years. This was his fourth.
Later, Houston would stand
guard beside Imperial Wizard Bill
Wilkinson during his speech
private security guard. "What
do off duty is my business,"
to the gate.
I spotted a ffl
thought he has got to be press.
We chatted, and I asked him why
there weren't more media here.
' Some of us were turns- away, '
I understood what he meant
later when I read in the Fresno Bee
that one of Its photographers, Paul
Kuroda wasn't allowed In because
"See those two guys," he said.
I turned my head. "No behind me,"
he said In a low voice. "They're
cops." I saw two men wearing
Jeans and shirts. One had a camera
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Object Description
| Title | 1980_10 The Daily Collegian October 1980 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1980 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | Oct 3, 1980 Pg. 10-11 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1980 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | THE DAILY COLLEGIAN iO.ieg Klan others if we had been searched. "We just want to check for wea¬ pons," the white-robed figure explained as he searched Steve's backpack. "There's been some threats made on some people's lives." Having passed inspection, we wandered around for a few moments taking It all in. We talked with Walt, who was young looking with closely cropped hair, pug nose and tight muscular body. He wore a knife- on his belt. Walt was a Marine and had only recently Joined the Klan. Steve and Walt chatted for a few moments. i his e i his I twsngy voice, ' ed In _ _ yourKlandogs Who was here and what were they Nke, I wondered. . A red VW was parked on the grass. Stuck on the car was a Reagan sticker and a sticker that read, "Let's play cowboys and Iranians." Not far from it hung an American flag draped on a rope between two poles On either side of it hung Klan flags. Next to this: a Confederate flag. I walked around some cars and there It was: the cross. How could I miss it? It was some forty feet high, wrapped in burlap ready to be set afire. In back of the cross, guards patrol¬ led the slight Incline in front of the river, guns slung casually around their arms. There was still some daylight left. Children played near the river. There was a steady flow of traffic on the highway. Two female members of the Klan stood idly by a car. They were smelt¬ ing cigarettes and sipping beers. Later during the cross burning, one of these women would wear a These women had been In the Klan about two years. They were suspici¬ ous and wouldn't say much. More outspoken was a man in a polka dot shirt and Jeans and boots He did the talking for the group. "It's a political view," he said. "We're the minority. If we quit work¬ ing, they're going to starve to death." The man wore dark sunglasses and gestured with a cigarette as he See Klan page 11 Friday, October 3,1906 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Klan spoke. "We believe In separation of the races," he said matter of factry. Later when asked If he felt the Klan had been portrayed accurately in history, he said, "You don't see any niggers hanging from a tree out here." The more he talked, the angrier begot. "You from Fresno?" he asked me. "I dare you to go for a ride in Roeding Park tomorrow. I feel we're being picked on kind of like the old dog that fetches the newspaper and gets kicked in the teeth. We're .bringing the bucks in." He wanted to know my views. What do you think, what do you think, he prodded. I looked up from my notebook and said, "I'm here to learn." I was in a cautious mood, but for a flash of a moment I wondered what would happen if I told him I thought he was dumb, a racist and because of this I found him ugh/. A younger man with a mustache and straw cowboy hat entered the dis- "I used to live in Madera and I got run out of town by Mexicans. It's in the military too, this problem," he said shaking his head. Both men refused to give their names. A uniformed Klansman came and told us to go to the. front gate. Later, we learned they were having a secret meeting. Up at the front gate Hugh Houston stood guard. He had been with the Klan for three years and had Join¬ ed because he was concerned with his country and race "even more now than when I Joined." Dressed in a white robe, Houston held a gun and wore a bulletproof vest. He was in his mld-thlrtles and was stocky with a beer belly. He had a friendly face and a calm manner. He was friendlier, trusting and more talkative than the others. s mustache. "We don't mean to display guns," he said in a friendly voice. "We don't want to have trouble." Houston had been to three cross lightings In three years. This was his fourth. Later, Houston would stand guard beside Imperial Wizard Bill Wilkinson during his speech private security guard. "What do off duty is my business," to the gate. I spotted a ffl thought he has got to be press. We chatted, and I asked him why there weren't more media here. ' Some of us were turns- away, ' I understood what he meant later when I read in the Fresno Bee that one of Its photographers, Paul Kuroda wasn't allowed In because "See those two guys," he said. I turned my head. "No behind me," he said In a low voice. "They're cops." I saw two men wearing Jeans and shirts. One had a camera MOST POPULAR |
