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♪ >> 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

>> 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 g a klansman some kerosene. >> you cut down a tree for the cros >> yes. some people do metal crosses. its like a plastic christmas tree. it dont have the same feel. >> for me it dont. >>...

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 rallies. and tonight the klan has invited me to witness an actual cross burning. yep. im a kkk vip. but first, l...

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 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. is it rude of me not to help?

♪ 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. >> klansman, do you accept the light of jesus christ? >> 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 cross burning. what follows a ...

Something my mother dreamed of. >> no. >> so you know, obviously thats a thing. and i respect the fact youre letting me come out here and i also respect the fact youre letting me leave. >> i can tell you nordic order knights is a direct action group. if you come at us were going to come back at you. we are not politically correct whatsoever. if you try to hurt one of our members, we will hurt you. >> mm-hmm. i understand. >> dont let me sugar-coat anything. >> no, i understand. >> were pro-white...

Again, a baby girl am in 1962 she arrived at their home. len sandberg is the father. do you remember the first moment you saw this little girl? >> yes. >> reporter: what did you think? >> absolutely dumbfounded. didnt know what to think. that the baby was black. >> reporter: what happened after the initial shock faded for you? >> this isnt going to happen. you would have to know what was going on in our town at the time. >> reporter: the civil rights movement broiled with the country still deepl...

People are saying outrageous, offensive things. >> that is the whole thing about america, juan. that is classic. >> [ overlapping speakers ] >> when you see charlottesville and when you see at the white supremacist. >> that was a car that killed that women, not the words. you have to make a distinction. >> cross burning? >> no one is burning a cross at berkeley. what i find interesting is you have to look for these examples and not the ones we are talking about. >> i am a bit free-speech guide t...

People are saying outrageous, offensive things. >> that is the whole thing about america, juan. that is classic. >> [ overlapping speakers ] >> when you see charlottesville and when you see at the white supremacist. >> that was a car that killed that women, not the words. you have to make a distinction. >> cross burning? >> no one is burning a cross at berkeley. what i find interesting is you have to look for these examples and not the ones we are talking about. >> i am a bit free-speech guide t...

♪ 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. >> klansman, do you accept the light of jesus christ? >> 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 cross burning. what follows a ...