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In modern times, cross burning or cross lighting is a practice which is associated with the Ku Klux Klan. However, it was practiced long before the Klan's inception. Since the early 20th century, the Klan burned crosses on hillsides as a way to intimidate and threaten black Americans and other marginalized groups.
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Why Does the Ku Klux Klan Burn Crosses? By Brendan Koerner. Dec 17, 20022:48 PM. The Supreme Court recently heard arguments in Virginia v. Black that will determine whether cross-burning...
The Burning Cross: Directed by Walter Colmes. With Henry H. Daniels Jr., Virginia Patton, Dick Rich, Betty Roadman. Johnny, who is a returning veteran unable to adjust to his old life in his home town, succumbs to the pitch of a Ku Klux Klan organizer.
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- Crime, Drama
- Walter Colmes
- 1947-09-01
The Burning Cross is a 1947 American drama film directed by Walter Colmes. It was written by Aubrey Wisberg and released by Screen Guild Productions. The film depicts Ku Klux Klan activities and was censored in Virginia and Detroit.
- less than $100,000
- Somerset Pictures
- Walter Colmes
- Raoul Kraushaar
10 de abr. de 2017 · Hatewatch. Cross-burnings Still a ‘Tool of Fear’ Used by Racists. April 10, 2017. Bill Morlin. Cross-burnings to instill fear in black Americans are not just footnotes in history books, but a continuing reality in the 21 st Century, as a Florida hate-crime case illustrates.
The burning cross is one of the most potent hate symbols, popularized as a terror symbol by the Ku Klux Klan. The symbol emerged in the early 20th century with the Second Ku Klux Klan, which adopted it from Thomas Dixon, author of the 1905 novel The Clansman, which inaccurately portrayed the First Ku Klux Klan as engaging in cross burnings.
