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September 14, 1933
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
In Atlanta, the Ku Klux Klan allegedly demanded a wholesale grocer replace Negro employees with white workers, threatening violence. The manager refused and sought police protection, who provided guards for the company's operations.
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Claim Klan is After Jobs Held by Race
That the Atlanta chapter of the Ku Klux Klan has taken up the futile fight of the insidious Black Shirts' organization to replace all Negroes with white workers was revealed today in information gained from grapevine sources.
Agents, allegedly from the local K. K. K., Monday called on the management of a leading Atlanta wholesale grocer and it is said gave him three days to 'fire all your niggers and hire white people.'
The manager of the concern, according to what was told a prominent Negro customer, told the representatives that he would close up his business before he would fire his Negro employees, some of whom have been with him since he went in business.
An appeal was made to the police department for protection it was learned, and special plainclothes officers remain on duty and ride with the company's trucks in anticipation of violence.
That the Atlanta chapter of the Ku Klux Klan has taken up the futile fight of the insidious Black Shirts' organization to replace all Negroes with white workers was revealed today in information gained from grapevine sources.
Agents, allegedly from the local K. K. K., Monday called on the management of a leading Atlanta wholesale grocer and it is said gave him three days to 'fire all your niggers and hire white people.'
The manager of the concern, according to what was told a prominent Negro customer, told the representatives that he would close up his business before he would fire his Negro employees, some of whom have been with him since he went in business.
An appeal was made to the police department for protection it was learned, and special plainclothes officers remain on duty and ride with the company's trucks in anticipation of violence.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Social Manners
Bravery Heroism
What keywords are associated?
Ku Klux Klan
Racial Threats
Worker Replacement
Atlanta Grocer
Police Protection
What entities or persons were involved?
Ku Klux Klan
Atlanta Wholesale Grocer Manager
Negro Employees
Where did it happen?
Atlanta
Story Details
Key Persons
Ku Klux Klan
Atlanta Wholesale Grocer Manager
Negro Employees
Location
Atlanta
Event Date
Monday
Story Details
The Atlanta chapter of the Ku Klux Klan allegedly threatened a leading wholesale grocer to fire all Negro employees and hire white workers within three days. The manager refused, stating he would close the business first, and appealed to police for protection, with officers assigned to guard the company.