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TalkingDog

(9,001 posts)
Sat May 26, 2012, 09:52 PM May 2012

Proof that just a few people can make a positive difference.

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/kkk-opponents-proud-bring-harmony-back-town/nPFcp/

Eyewitness News first told you about the KKK Rally on Wednesday and was even invited to attend. But as it got closer to the day, the KKK never returned our calls and never told us where it was.

Later in the afternoon, O'Brien got some news from the National Geographic group with the KKK. She shared it with the protesters.

"They passed the word that they were moving from Harmony to Virginia," said O'Brien.

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"I didn't want to ignore injustice, I didn't want to ignore hate. I want to try and make a difference and I think it did make a difference," she said.

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