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Gov. Moore Fires Back at Article Doubting His Great Grandfather Being Targeted by KKK
- Governor Wes Moore of Maryland stated he is the grandson of a man who was forced to flee the United States due to the Ku Klux Klan and is also the state's first Black governor.
- The Washington Free Beacon challenged Moore's story, citing church archives and newspapers indicating his great-grandfather left South Carolina through an orderly transfer to Jamaica, with no mention of Ku Klux Klan threats.
- Records show Rev. Josiah Johnson Thomas, Moore's great-grandfather, faced no known hostility from the Ku Klux Klan, which had no chapter in Pineville, South Carolina, where he preached in the 1920s.
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Historical Records Contradict Governor Wes Moore's KKK Family History Claim
Americans have always expected their elected leaders to meet a basic standard of honesty. Call it old-fashioned, but most people believe that if you’re asking... The post Historical Records Contradict Governor Wes Moore’s KKK Family History Claim appeared first on Patriot Journal.
‘The Broader Reality Is Not in Dispute’: Wes Moore Struggles To Substantiate Claims About His Grandfather As Aides Accuse Free Beacon of Racism
Pressed for evidence to support his oft-repeated claim that his great-grandfather and grandfather were run out of South Carolina in the 1920s by the Ku Klux Klan, Maryland governor Wes Moore (D.) produced no evidence. Instead, his aides pointed to the “broader reality” of race relations in the Jim Crow South.The post ‘The Broader Reality Is Not in Dispute’: Wes Moore Struggles To Substantiate Claims About His Grandfather As Aides Accuse Free Bea…
Report Questions Democrat MD Gov. Wes Moore's Claim About His Family's History 'Fleeing' the KKK
Maryland Governor Wes Moore (D) used a story about his grandfather and the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) to help bolster his political career, which many believe includes a White House bid.
Top Dem governor under fire after his claims about family history and the KKK are fact checked
Governor Wes Moore, D-Maryland, is under fire over claims that his family had to flee the Ku Klux Klan. Speaking to Time magazine in 2023, Moore described […]
Top Dem governor under fire after his claims about family history and the KKK are fact checked · American Wire News
Governor Wes Moore, D-Maryland, is under fire over claims that his family had to flee the Ku Klux Klan. Speaking to Time magazine in 2023, Moore described himself as “literally the grandson of someone who was run out of this country by the Ku Klux Klan” while discussing how he “reconciles Patriotism” with the “racist past” of the United States. “So the fact that I can be both this grandson of someone who was run outta this country by the Ku Klux…
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