Ron Stallworth

Author of “Black Klansman”

Author of “Black Klansman”

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Ron Stallworth was the first black detective in the history of the Colorado Springs Police Department. In 1978, he infiltrated the local chapter of the KKK.

What it was like to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan in the late 1970?

Ron Stallworth was the first black detective in the history of the Colorado Springs Police Department. In 1978, he infiltrated the local chapter of the KKK.

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