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This Day in Black History: Oct. 25, 1988

Ku Klux Klan fined for attacks during a rally in Forsyth, Georgia.

Two factions of the Ku Klux Klan and 11 of their supporters were ordered to pay nearly $1 million to African-Americans who were attacked during a march honoring the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in predominately white Forsyth County, near Atlanta, Georgia. The marchers were pelted with rocks and bottles during the rally.

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