Klan We Talk? Why I, as a black man, attend KKK rallies. | Daryl Davis | TEDxNaperville

⁣Within darkness, there is strength, in silence there is power, and in stillness - there is eternity. Those are mighty forces to bestow upon one's adversary. And all are given via censorship. Arguments that can counter bad messages also get stifled, making the forbidden knowledge very seductive, alluring, and irrefutable because no counter ever gets developed or refined to oppose the bad message once it becomes censored. Once it was the left that claimed even though I don't agree with what you say I'll defend your right to say it - now the left leads censorship and cancel culture, what happened? I guess Trump exposed the truth, that the left are communists who hate free speech through hate speech laws. Remember your advocate Noam Chomsky : "If we don't support freedom of speech from those we despise then we do not believe in it at all." The answer to hate speech is more speech, let the ideas defend themselves. This is a perfect example of how to win rather than how to battle for eternity. This video means a lot to me, it illustrates the real solution.




A chance encounter with members of the Ku Klux Klan led black musician Daryl Davis on a quest to determine the source of the hate. His unorthodox, yet simple approach, has wielded surprising results and just might be the solution for all racial discourse.

Daryl Davis graduated from Howard University with a degree in Jazz. As a pianist, vocalist, and guitarist, he performs nationally and internationally with The Daryl Davis Band. He has also worked with such notables as Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley’s Jordanaires, The Legendary Blues Band, and many others.

In 1983, A chance occurrence after one of his performances led him to befriend a member of the Ku Klux Klan. This eventually led Daryl to become the first black author to travel the country interviewing KKK leaders and members, all detailed in his book, Klan-Destine Relationships. Today, Daryl owns numerous Klan robes and hoods, given to him by active members who became his friends and renounced the organization.

Since his journey began, Davis has joined an all-white country band, attended KKK rallies, and accepted a “certificate of friendship” from the Traditionalist American Knights of the KKK. He’s even the godfather of former Klan Imperial Wizard Roger Kelly’s granddaughter.

Davis has received the Elliott-Black and MLK awards as well as numerous other local and national awards for his work in race relations, and is often sought by media outlets as a consultant on the KKK and race relations. He is also an actor with stage and screen credits, appearing in the critically acclaimed HBO police drama, The Wire, and most recently, as the subject of the docum⁣Inentary Accidental Courtesy, which filmed his real life encounters with Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi leaders as he helps to dismantle racism across the United States


Davis has received the Elliott-Black and MLK awards as well as numerous other local and national awards for his work in race relations, and is often sought by media outlets as a consultant on the KKK and race relations. He is also an actor with stage and screen credits, appearing in the critically acclaimed HBO police drama, The Wire, and most recently, as the subject of the documentary Accidental Courtesy, which filmed his real life encounters with Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi leaders as he helps to dismantle racism across the United States.

⁣Original found here: ⁣https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw0vS0qvYo0