Virgil L. Griffin, Grand Dragon or head of the North Carolina chapter of the Invisible Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
Virgil L. Griffin (C), seen here at a 1982 rally in front of the Raleigh, North Carolina state house, was among nine persons indicted by a Federal Grand Jury 4/21/1983 on charges of conspiring to disrupt an anti-Klan rally which resulted in the deaths of five members of the Communists Workers Party. Griffin was the Grand Dragon or head of the North Carolina chapter of the Invisible Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
Members of a Texas chapter of the Ku Klux Klan burn a cross in celebration of the recent Supreme Court decision which said a law banning cross burning was unconstitutional.
Members of a Texas chapter of the Ku Klux Klan burn a cross in celebration of the recent Supreme Court decision which said a law banning cross burning was unconstitutional. James Stansfield (L), Imperial Wizard of the Texas Confederate Chapter of the Klan in Channelview, Texas, and Ron Hatless (R), Imperial WIzard of the White Knights chapter out of Trinity, Texas stand under the burning cross 6/27/1992.
A policeman uses tear gas to contain a crowd of several hundred anti-Ku Klux Klan demonstrators.
A policeman uses tear gas to contain a crowd of several hundred anti-Ku Klux Klan demonstrators who threw rocks and bottles at police near a small Klan rally 11/27/1982.
A burning cross and a noose are part of the festivities at a Ku Klux Klan rally.
A burning cross and a noose are stark reminders of the hatred held by the Ku Klux Klan as members burn a cross in celebration of a Supreme Court ruling striking down a state law banning cross burnings 6/27/1992.
One of several hundred anti-Ku Klux Klan demonstrators jeers as a policeman runs by
One of several hundred anti-Klan demonstrators jeers as a policeman runs by 11/27/1982. The demonstrators threw rocks and bottles at police near a small Ku Klux Klan rally.
A member of the Ku Klux Klan raises his fists during a cross burning.
A member of the Ku Klux Klan raises his fists during a cross burning 2/14/1981 in support of American fishermen along the Texas coast. The fishermen have had an ongoing disagreement with newly arrived Vietnamese fishermen over fishing rights and rules.
A small anti-Klan rally makes its way down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC.
A small, suburban Ku Klux Klan rally along with fears of a proposed Klan march down Pennsylvania Avenue brought about a peaceful yet angry demonstration of about 800 anti-Klan activists 11/6/1982. The anti-Klan demonstration which moved from the steps of the Capitol down Pennsylvania Avenue was sponsored by the All People's Congress as well as the Citizens United Against Hate.
Costumed Ku Klux Klan members holding a rally surrounded by riot-equipped police.
Costumed Ku Klux Klan members held a rally 4/2/1983 in downtown Houston surrounded by riot-equipped police. The rally lasted for 40 minutes and drew hundreds of counter demonstrators.