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To: A&E Television Network

Tell A&E Network to Cancel "Generation KKK"

A&E canceled "Generation KKK".

Cancel their new series "Generation KKK," which humanizes white supremacists.

Why is this important?

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, Ku Klux Klan chapters grew across the United States from 72 in 2014 to 190 in 2015, partially due to pro-Confederate flag rallies that occurred in 26 states in response to the removal of the flag from South Carolina's state capital after the June massacre of nine black churchgoers by Dylan Roof. Against this backdrop of increasing white nationalism, A&E has chosen to create and air a documentary series that follows the lives of several families who are involved with the Klan. While the series will show "opposing viewpoints," it still delivers an alarming platform and free publicity and recruitment for a hate group with a long, ugly history of terrorizing and destroying black lives and communities in this country. I believe the attempt at balance is outweighed by the reality of the fame and access afforded to reality television stars. Please appeal to A&E to cancel the series so dangerous, criminal white supremacists do not have a televised pulpit from which to preach hate.

Updates

2017-08-15 08:41:06 -0700

Petition is successful with 8,594 signatures

2017-02-16 11:23:50 -0800

Petition is successful with 8,594 signatures

2017-01-05 14:40:31 -0800

Petition is successful with 8,479 signatures

2016-12-25 18:37:30 -0800

Hey all, the show has been canceled! https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/12/25/ae-abruptly-cancels-kkk-docu-series-before-it-airs/?utm_term=.fb19ffcce413

2016-12-22 17:18:59 -0800

5,000 signatures reached

2016-12-21 13:58:47 -0800

1,000 signatures reached

2016-12-21 12:58:58 -0800

500 signatures reached

2016-12-21 12:37:31 -0800

100 signatures reached

2016-12-21 12:36:03 -0800

50 signatures reached

2016-12-20 19:54:47 -0800

25 signatures reached

2016-12-20 15:11:46 -0800

10 signatures reached