LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Former Ku Klux Klan leader elected

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Vox pop

TX Date

19 Feb 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:30

Description

Paul Woodley reports on the Republican Party’s unsuccessful attempt to stop former Klu Klux Klan leader David Duke from being elected in Louisiana despite him being a Republican candidate, and on the big political powers that supported official candidate John Treen. Includes interviews with New Orleans politics professor, Stan Mackalski(?) and John Treen; vox pop with locals; Duke denying he is racist.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; David Duke; John Treen; Stan Mackalski(?)

Keywords

USA; Elections; Interethnic relations; Racism; Ronald Reagan; David Duke; Republican Party; George H. W. Bush; Louisiana; Klu Klux Klan

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