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In just three days, a north carolina congressional candidates campaign ad has been viewed by more than 5 million people. in the ad, north carolina state representative charles graham, a democrat, describes what happened when his hometown came together to stand up against hate. and what good citizens can do today in the wake of the attack on capitol hill. >> when i was a young boy, the kkk announced a night rally in my home county. a cross burning with hundreds of klansmen to terrorize the blacks...

Dancing his ass off. [ laughter ] aint too proud to beg. so i think i cant just judge the klan by this one dude. ive got to go talk to more klan members. which is the first time a black guys ever said that sentence in life. [ laughter ] >> my next stop on the "where are they now" klan edition is dawson springs, kentucky. walking the streets, it feels like any quaint southern working-class town. but for decades the kkk and their neo-nazi buddies have used a property just outside of town for their...

>> white power! ♪ >> i realize this new klan isnt as powerful as the old klan. but there is an undeniable power to this image that is even more undeniable when you see it up close. i actually feel lucky. unlike most of the black people in the history of this country who have been present for a cross burning, i get to leave.

Dude, youre going real fast. youre going to lose a lot of fuel. go ahead and help him out. we call it klansmans cologne. most of the robes i have have kerosene on them. except for this one. >> you want to keep this one nice. >> yeah, i do, man. its satin. >> whats a good price on a klan robe? >> $125. >> $125. >> yes, sir. >> klansmen, youre going to be in this ceremony, lets go. >> it was almost time for the cross lighting. >> gentlemen, lets get this cross up in the air. >> i know what youre t...

Separate white nation. if you take a bag of skittles -- >> yes. >> -- theres different colors in that bag. you can mix the colors and it still tastes okay. >> yeah. >> but if you separate the colors and then taste the individual flavors, its even better. >> so are you telling me that when you have a bag of skittles you separate all the colors before you eat them? >> every time. >> im waiting on a klansman to bring me some kerosene so i can soak it. >> what do you have to do to get a klansman som...

>> have you had black people here before to witness this? >> no. youll actually be the first black man thats attended to a cross lighting. >> okay. >> the first thing that any man or woman learns when they join a klan group is how to wrap the cross. these robes are part of who we are. the cross lighting is part of who we are. >> so when you burn a cross you dont -- >> no, we dont burn it. its called a cross lighting. >> im sorry. so how often do you do this, you said? >> you wouldnt want to do t...

Quinnipiac says 80% say donald trump is racist. how challenging would it be to run as a republican with the republican moniker knowing that the top of your party is viewed as racists, but mostly black people? >> baltimore is a challenge in itself right now. they have infrastructure, education issues. thats aint n-- not a new issu. do you believe donald trump is racist? >> let me tell you something, racist meant you could see a cross burning on your yard. there were only three black folks in my c...

Friends at the white house? >> i havent heard panic. ive heard concerns they started too late but they expect a great crowd and expect to deliver a wonderful program. they are concerned they got a late jump on it but i think they are beyond the panic stage and into the groove and ready to go. >> there is controversy over nike clear july 4th themed shoe based on betsy rosss flag. one liberal voice compared the historic flag to a swastika. >> why dont we wear a swastika for july 4th? it makes a di...

I heard concerns that maybe they start today late. but they expect a great crowd and they expect to deliver on a wonderful program tomorrow. they were concerned abe maybe they got a late jump on it. i think theyre all, beyond the panic stage, and theyre into the groove and ready to go. >> theres the controversy over nike, pulling a july 4 themed shoe based on betsy rosss flag, get this, comparing that historic flag to a swastika. >> why dont we wear a swastika for july 4? i dont know, it makes a...

I dont know. it makes a difference. the cross burning on somebodys lawn in the those symbols are symbols of hate. we can take pc culture back. its amazing to me the people that constitutional right loudest are the once who didnt show up when the offense first occurred, who didnt defend people, but now pop up and say, hey, lets not be too pc. if you havent fought the battle and celebrated process, you cant acclaim the product. at this point i think people need to be honest and say its not a matte...