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Believe in, and he is serving as a distraction now. >> delegate herring, were you there? >> no, but the governor gave me a call while he was on the road. >> what did he say? >> he was sorry. that was him in the picture. i said what are your next steps? he said ill issue a statement and go on the camera to apologize. >> is there anything he could have said that would have called for you to not call for his resignation? >> no, because of the painful history of african americans in this country and...

Fighting for the values that we believe in, and he is serving as a distraction now. >> delegate herring, were you in that meeting on friday night with the governor? >> no, but the governor gave me a call while i was on the road. >> what did he say? >> he apologized, said that was him in the picture. i said what are your next steps? he said ill issue a statement and go on the camera to apologize. >> is there anything he could have said that would have caused you to not call for his resignation? >...

Face. >> have you had black people before to witness this? >> no, youre actually the first black man to attend a cross lighting. the first thing any man or woman learns is how to wrap the cross. these robes are part of who we are. the cross lighting is part of who we are. >> when you burn a cross, you dont burn -- >> no, no, you dont burn it -- >> its called a cross lighting. >> how often do you do this? >> you wouldnt want to do them every month. it makes them less special. you could have champ...

A little more. dude, youre going real fast. youre going to lose a lot of feel. we call it klansman cologne. most of the robes i have have kerosene. >> you want to keep this one? >> yeah, i do. its satin. >> whats a good price on a robe? >> $125. >> >> it was almost time >> 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 thinking. is it rude of me not to help?

Whole time dancing his ass off. aint too proud to beg. so i think i cant just judge the klan by this one dude. i got to go talk to more klan members. which is the first time a black guy has ever said that sentence in life. >> 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 the property just outside of town for their rallies. and ...

Lets go. white power! >> 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.

Now its four. you know, its not the original guys because one of thems white and the other dudes in his 20s. [ laughter ] the only guy whos an original member of the temptations is so old hes sitting on a stool the whole time. 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 th...

Lets go. white power! >> 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.

>> but like i was saying earlier, everybody has a place in this nation. i would just like to see a 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 k...

Sensitivity around home depot. >> absolutely, man. a little more. not so fast, man. 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 cro...