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Jim shealys not covering his face. finally, a klansman with high self-esteem. >> 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. >...

With, morgan, what is such a fascinating story. you tofold the story of this on guy, former neo-nazi and you had some frank conversations. >> we did. frankly he has lots of regret not just for going to charlottesville that day but also for the year he says he single handedly spread throughout his own community. but most interestingly he said there are a lot of others like him who are still in the white supremacist movement, part in fact of a growing new generation. but the reason why he thinks t...

Download the xfinity my account app or go online today. do you accept the light of jesus christ? >> i accept the light. >> klansman, do you accept the light of jesus christ? >> i accept the light. light of jesus christ?cept the >> i accept the light. >> whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. were not going to the cross burning yet. no, no. not in the middle of the show. im not dumb. thats the big closer. [ laughter ] i cant just throw the cross burning out there in the middle of the show. you cant follow a c...

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 nexttop on t "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 f...

I want to go for another 150 years. 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. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

Self-esteem. >> 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...

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 klansman to bring me some kerosene s...

Not so fast, man. dude, youre going real fast. youre going to lose a lot of fuel. 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. >> wts a good price on a klan robe in. >> $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 thinking....

Anthem. they basically said you have a right under the first amendment to protest. lot of times people confuse a legal issue with a political and a moral issue. and this court is basically saying this child, this kid, cannot be forced to stand up for the national anthem. that is something that was protected in the constitution since cross burning with the kkk, kkk protests and sorts of speech that is hateful and vile. >> ed: this was simmering throughout the nfl season. some teams found an accom...

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 them every month. it makes them less special. its like the idea you can have champagne but youre not going to have it every day. one of the nicest times to do it is during a full mo...