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  • "âWhite Power!â the Naziâs shouted, âWhite Flour?â the clowns yelled back running in circles throwing flour in the air and raising separate letters which spelt âWhite Flourâ.

    âWhite Power!â the Naziâs angrily shouted once more, âWhite flowers?â the clowns cheers and threw white flowers in the air and danced about merrily."

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In the category of fun Klan counter-protests, Molly Ivins recounts Moon the Klan.
The Fun's in the Fight

A recent Ku Klux Klan rally in Austin produced an eccentric counter- demonstration. When the fifty Klansmen appeared (they were bused in from Waco) in front of the state capitol, they were greeted by five thousand locals who had turned out for a "Moon the Klan" rally. Citizens dropped trou both singly and in groups, occasionally producing a splendid wave effect. It was a swell do.