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KKK applies for rally permit in Memphis

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  • Tuesday, February 26 2013 1:49 PM EST2013-02-26 18:49:26 GMT
    MEMPHIS, TN - (WMC-TV) – KKK members have usually shrouded themselves in anonymity throughout their hateful history. The Tennessee area leader known as the "exalted cyclops" did not want to be fully identified when
    A local KKK member said the "largest rally Memphis has ever seen" will take place as a result of the city council's decision to rename three city parks.

  • Wednesday, February 13 2013 6:48 AM EST2013-02-13 11:48:39 GMT
    (WMC-TV) - Memphis Mayor AC Wharton spoke to the Rotary Club Tuesday and addressed the controversy that prompted the KKK to promise its largest rally ever in the Bluff City. The controversy began when
    Memphis Mayor AC Wharton spoke to the Rotary Club Tuesday and addressed the controversy that prompted the KKK to promise its largest rally ever in the Bluff City.

  • Monday, February 11 2013 6:27 AM EST2013-02-11 11:27:35 GMT
    (WMC-TV) - Some Memphis City Council members are outraged after receiving rather hostile emails from someone claiming to be a member of the Ku Klux Klan. People claiming to be members of the KKK have sent
    Some Memphis City Council members are outraged after receiving rather hostile emails from someone claiming to be a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
MEMPHIS, TN -

(WMC-TV) - The Ku Klux Klan applied for a permit to rally in the streets of Memphis.

Initially, Memphis police told media the permit to rally had been approved and the march would be taking place March 30.

Now, the Memphis mayor's office announced the permit has only been applied for -- not approved.

Memphis' Chief Administrative Officer George Little says if the KKK comes, they will be treated like any other group.

The Tennessee leader of the KKK, known as the "Exalted Cyclops", told Action News 5 the group would rally over the renaming of three Memphis city parks.

"You're going to see the largest rally Memphis, Tennessee has ever seen," he said last week. "It's not going to be 20 or 30. It's going to be thousands of Klansmen from the whole United States coming to Memphis, Tennessee."

Action News 5's Jason Miles is working on learning more about the permit. He will have the latest on this breaking news story on Action News 5 at 10 p.m.

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