On the recordJanuary 18, 2011
The KKK is reprehensible. But, when they started, they were not out lynching as their primary purpose. Their primary purpose was to try to get back political power.
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transcripts.cnn.comSteve Cohen: “The KKK is reprehensible. But, when they started, they were not out lynching as their primary purpose. Their primary…”
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Cohen acknowledges the KKK's reprehensible actions but emphasizes their initial goal of regaining political power.
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