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- <text id=90TT0058>
- <title>
- Jan. 08, 1990: American Notes:Florida
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
- Jan. 08, 1990 When Tyrants Fall
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- NATION, Page 53
- American Notes
- FLORIDA
- Kracking Down On Crack
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> The Ku Klux Klan's quest for respectability has taken a new
- turn in Lakeland, Fla. Since last spring, members of local
- klaverns have been on a "Krush Krack Kokaine" campaign,
- patrolling the streets for evidence against suspected drug
- dealers. Though authorities say they welcome all tips, the Klan
- angered blacks by posing as police officers when they detained
- two black women, one of whom turned out to be a cop
- impersonating a hooker. Says Earl Shinhoster, southern regional
- director of the N.A.A.C.P.: "Any way you look at it, it still
- spells K.K.K."
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- </body>
- </article>
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