d they corrupt them" (Fields, 30 June 1996). The two men were not only charged with theft and arson, but were also charged with the beating and stabbing of a mentally handicapped black man who was waiting for a bus outside of a Wal-Mart. There is also Ernest Pierce and Brian Tackett. Pierce, an Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and farmer, was convicted andsentenced to 51 months in a federal prison for ordering Tackett to incinerate the Barren River Baptist Church in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Tackett, a younger member of the Klan, was sentenced to 115 months for conspiracy, arson, as well as auto theft, for stealing the car he used for his night's act. The African-American church arsons is the largest investigation the Bureau of Alcohol, Tabacco, and Firearms is conducting; even larger than that of the TWA Flight 800 investigation. President Clinton signed a bill giving 12 million dollars to the ATF to investigate the fires. It also happens to be the FBI's largest civil rights investigation under way. (Fields, 7 Aug. 1996) The Ku Klux Klan is not only a threat politically and physically, but they also incite riots. In June of last year in Greenville, Texas, the Klan held a rally in which they "waived Confederate flags and complained about the U.S. government" (Taylor).Michael Lowe a leader in the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan was stated in saying, "It ain't about hate, it's about white pride" (Taylor). Another member was quoted in saying, "It ain't the white people, it's the damned government, the Jews, whose bringing this country down. It ain't the white people" (Taylor). Over 150 state and local policemen were present to control the crowd of anti-KKK as well as different KKK factions. Some policemen were dressed in riot gear, some were on horseback as they tried to control the mobs behind the barricades set up along the small town's street. The United States is known as the melting pot. Since its beginnings as smal...
