Posts Tagged ‘civil rights’
The story of the Klu Klux Klan in pictures: racism, civil rights and murder
THE Klu Klux Klan was once powerful. The Far Right, anti-immigration, anti-Catholic, anti-black, anti-Jew, anti-anything not white and Protestant and lately pro-Nazi group has been a fixture of the US political lanscape ever since it was founded in 1865.
This is a history of its members and those who opposed its racism in photos. The captions are of their time:
Ku Klux Klan members parade past the U.S. Treasury building in Washington, D.C. in 1925. (AP Photo)
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Posted: 10th, December 2012 | In: Flashback, Key Posts | Comments (3)
Semaphore Pilot Project Tags All Scots Leaving Scotland
ANYONE leaving Scotland will soon be tagged. The system already works for The Geordie homeland, where all locals leaving the area are made to wear Newcastle United shirts and shed a tear for the Gallowgate.
Thousands of passengers travelling in and out of Scotland will be electronically screened next year under plans for the government’s next-generation border control technology.
The £1.2bn e-borders scheme will link government agencies, travel industry systems and transport hubs such as ports and airports.
Scots, given the option of Rangers or Celtic shirts, have their faces painted blue, given a vial of local oil to barter with and fitted with a large chip on their shoulders.
They should say at any time, regardless of age, “I was there on the pitch in 1977 and my granny’s got a bar made from the crossbar.”
Upon arrival in London all Scots will be directed to work at the Houses of Parliament.
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Posted: 29th, December 2008 | In: Technology | Comment (1)
