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who were in Atlanta at the time as well.
But they proved much more violent and much more extreme than the Klan.
They were the first group to call for the mass murder of Jews.
And as for blacks, we ultimately want to deport them to Madagascar.
But in the meantime, we don't want any black man, woman, or children murdered.
moving into the working class white areas.
And they sent patrols out there.
And in several cases, people were beaten up.
Homes were bombed.
When trucks would come, moving vans would come in, they'd be greeted by 100 people or so, and they weren't able to move into their home.
And they were saying that within 10 years, we will elect the mayor, we will elect a governor.
And within 10 to 20 years, we will elect a president of the United States behind this incredibly racist, violent organization.
Well, the ADL and the Anti-Nazi League were very much alert to what was going on.
And the first spy they hired was Stetson Kennedy, a southerner who was also from Florida.
His uncle had been a Klan leader, and he was a New Dealer, hated by his own family, drummed out by his family.
And when his friends were all being drafted and he was too small for the draft, he decided he would go ahead and fight his own battle.
He reports back that the Colombians are getting bolder and bolder.
And right now, he has gone on a run with them to collect dynamite and guns.
And they want to dynamite a Black Baptist convention in Savannah.
And he's very nervous that these guys are not just bluffing, that these guys really can carry this through.