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How one black man defeated the KKK with humor and grace
Tags for this video have been changed from 'kkk, ku klux klan, racism, tolerance, Johnny Lee Clary, abc, interview' to 'kkk, ku klux klan, racism, tolerance, Johnny Lee Clary, abc, interview, patience, job' - edited by blankfist
How one black man defeated the KKK with humor and grace
Wikipedia FTW:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade_Watts
As the state leader of the NAACP, Watts was a target of the Ku Klux Klan and in 1979 had the opportunity to debate the Grand Dragon of the Oklahoma KKK, Johnny Lee Clary, on an Oklahoma City radio station. Clary refused to shake Watts hand before the broadcast, but Watts shook his hand any way and introduced himself by telling Clary that Jesus loved him. When they were leaving the radio station Watts introduced Clary to his wife and the niece that they were raising and asked Clary how he could hate the little girl, causing Clary to realize at the time that he could not. Watts reminded Clary whenever they spoke that God loved him, even responding to a threatening phone call from Clary, in which he told Watts that the he and other Klansmen were coming for him, to which Watts responded by telling Clary that it was unnecessary because Watts would meet Clary and buy him dinner. When Clary renounced the KKK, he and Watts became close friends.