From: "Rich Gauszka" 


"Mark"  wrote in message
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>
> " > It makes sense that it would still be more prevalent in
the south, but
> I wonder if it may be more a generational carryover with a thin veneer vs.
> deep roots at this point?
>
>

I don't think one can point to the South on this. The auction below must
have been successful as at least one more occurred.

http://www.detnews.com/2005/metro/0501/30/metro-73567.htm

Saturday, January 29, 2005
HOWELL -- Gary Gray says he will be auctioning off history Saturday when he
sells seven Ku Klux Klan robes and other paraphernalia at his downtown
business.

But the uniforms, knives, books and buttons are reminiscent of a past this
small Michigan town would rather forget.

It's been 13 years since a notorious KKK leader who lived in the area died.
But the auction has touched a nerve in a community that says it is a
welcoming place to minorities, yet has very few living there.

"They want to make sure the image of Howell is not distorted,"
Gray, 51, said of community leaders opposed to the auction. "They're
afraid it will be offensive to some people. But this is just a part of
history we're selling."

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