Episode 333: Ron Stallworth, BlackkKlansman

The first Black officer on the Colorado Springs force got himself into a pickle when he went undercover with a notorious racial terrorist group. After recruiting a white doppelganger to help, the pair shed a light on the inner workings of one of America’s most shameful institutions. This week’s episode is Ron Stallworth, BlackkKlansman.

SOURCES

BlackkKlansman (2014 Book): https://bookshop.org/p/books/black-klansman-race-hate-and-the-undercover-investigation-of-a-lifetime-ron-stallworth/6986161?ean=9781250299055&next=t

BlacKkKlansman (2018 Film): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7349662/

Salt Lake alumnus’ life story hits the big screen, Columbia College Connected: https://connected.ccis.edu/2017/12/salt-lake-alumnus-life-story-hits-the-big-screen/

BlackkKlansman speaks on race and politics, Suffolk Journal: https://thesuffolkjournal.com/25437/news/blackkklansman-speaks-on-race-and-politics/

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in BlacKkKlansman, Slate: https://slate.com/culture/2018/08/whats-fact-and-whats-fiction-in-blackkklansman.html

Trump’s David Duke Amnesia, FactCheck: https://www.factcheck.org/2016/03/trumps-david-duke-amnesia/

The Black Undercover Cop Who Infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado, Vice: https://www.vice.com/en/article/we-talked-to-the-black-undercover-cop-who-infiltrated-the-kkk-in-colorado/

Meet Ron Stallworth, the Colorado Detective Who Is the Subject of BlacKkKlansman, 5280 Magazine: https://www.5280.com/meet-ron-stallworth-the-colorado-detective-who-is-the-subject-of-blackkklansman/

The True Story Behind BlacKkKlansman, According to the Man Who Inspired the Movie, Time: https://time.com/5357789/the-true-story-behind-blackkklansman-according-to-the-man-who-inspired-the-movie/

David Duke, Former KKK Leader, Announces Senate Run, NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/david-duke-former-kkk-leader-announces-senate-run-n615006

Former KKK Leader David Duke Endorses Jill Stein, Trashes Donald Trump,