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Cleveland Police Pepper-Spray Anti-KKK Protesters

HeadlineMay 19, 1997

This news from Cleveland: Trying to guarantee freedom of speech has proved difficult for Cleveland police. Riot-equipped officers used pepper spray last night to hold back anti-Ku Klux Klan protesters who rallied outside a venue where former KKK leader David Duke spoke. Three people were arrested and charged with inciting to riot. Duke called the protesters communists and said their rally shows he’s doing a doggone good job.

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