There was a KKK guy, Daniel Carver I think, on the Howard Stern show. His tagline was "wake up white people". At the time I thought he was crazy but when I read things like this I hear his voice in my head.
Not at the time. I know about their associations with the KGC and their infiltration from the get go now. Not a KKK supporter, I avoid all organized groups like the plague. Centralization is one of evil's tools. Even with the KKK being comped I still find his quote prescient.