By R. A. Pearson
City officials in Nahunta, Georgia, a small town in Brantley County about 35 miles east of Brunswick, have confirmed the Knight Riders of the Ku Klux Klan have obtained a permit for a rally at noon untill two p.m. on Saturday, February 21. Spokespersons for the Ku Klux Klan indicated the rally would focus on illegal immigration and sex offenders. According to various news sources, Nahunta’s City clerk, Angela Wirth, credited the Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan in Georgia, Greg Wolfe, with saying he is expecting a turnout of about 100 people. She says city officials are expecting the Klan to make its presentation and leave. The mayor and other government officials are encouraging the citizens to go about their regular business and say anyone with concerns to stay home or simply to avoid the area where the rally is expected.
In an unofficial statement to a local TV station, the Grand Dragon of Georgia said the Klan chose Nahunta because it is primarily white and the surrounding area has had a high number of Klan applicants. Wolfe indicated the rally would address taxes, reduction of welfare, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and uniting government with religion, as well as illegal immigration and sex offenders.
Georgia State law forbids the wearing of masks; therefore, there will not be hoods over the heads of the Knight Riders of the Ku Klux Klan. They can wear a cap, but their faces have to be shown.
The Mayor of Nahunta, Ronnie Jacobs, has sent a public letter to town residents asking them not to panic. In the letter he details a strong police presence, adding that there will sheriff's deputies, Georgia State Patrol, Federal Marshals, and even sharp shooters at the rally to keep the peace.
This is the Ku Klux Klan’s first rally in Nahunta, Georgia.
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