population, how would you feel about that? because you know me. i m nice. we re talking. we re having a good time. if i brought 35 more mes to this town and we all moved in, how would you feel about that? if that s what you want to do go for it. okay. but i hear you say go for it. i have no control over those things. i appreciate you giving me permission. i m kidding. i understand. but how would you feel about that? would you feel like because we re getting along, we re having a good time i m not taking you home for dinner. i would invite you to would you come to my house? no. why not? why is that? i like being around my own kind. but what if i had white people there? i have no desire. you have no desire. but i m a good cook. anyway. the bad news. i completely lost my appetite. the good news, pastor robb has invited me out to visit his compound. wait, that s good news?
whole time dancing his ass off. ain t too proud to beg. so i think i can t just judge the klan by this one dude. i got to go talk to more klan members. which is the first time a black guy has ever said that sentence in life. my next stop on the where are they now klan edition is dawson springs, kentucky. walking the streets, it feels like any quaint southern working class town, but for decades the kkk and their neo-nazi buddies have used the property just outside of town for their rallies. and tonight the klan has invited me to witness a cross burning. yep, i m a kkk vip. but first let me talk to the locals and see if they know that the cue cku klux klan is still e hood. it s a good place to live, a good place to raise kids.
the veins of your ancestors for a thousand generations. for many years nobody really said anything against him. so the assumption is that most people in harrison must agree because we never said that he doesn t speak for us. we don t think that we re perfect. we believe that we probably have the same amount of racists as most communities. that s good to know. no more, no less. but you just have one very loud one. this is what he does, 24/7. hey, guys, i want to introduce you to our guest today. this is kamau bell. hi. hi. i m just going to hug you. patty is part of a task force that is working to counter what she says is thomas robb s agenda. to discourage anyone who s not white from moving into town. as i m driving into town, there s this sign that seems like it s telling me to turn around, you know. that s a victory for them. that s exactly what they want. you know, they didn t even have the bravery to put their name on it. so it s almost cowardly. and who do you th
i have heard about this gentleman in town named thomas robb. he talks as if he s speaking for harrison. he s not. i d say if you took a survey 99% of the people that live here wish he would shut up. okay. thomas robb, have you heard that name before, first of all? yes. you kind of look like i said lord voldemort. you got really like don t say it three times, he might show up like beetlejuice. this town is real peaceful. and any drama that people want to bring here, it s not right. it s just not right. there i was, harrison, arkansas. and i heard all about this guy thomas robb. he s the leader of what is apparently the knights of the ku klux klan. it s so racist that the kkk added a fourth k squuft to we took up the racism a notch. this is the kkkk. [ laughter ] i was like i ve got to meet this guy.
so i m headed back to arkansas. the town of harrison has a population that is 96% white. and it s known for still having an active ku klux klan presence. what kind of vibe will i get here? will i see some kind of sign of modern-day racism? ta-da. the controversial billboard up in harrison in northern arkansas sparking nationwide controversy. it s caused local outrage, some calling it racist. people say this billboard reminds them of a very unpleasant time in their town s history. i need to talk to somebody about the billboard, and this lady will do. she s patty methvin, president of the harrison chamber of commerce. it broke my heart at first. after i cried for a little while and kind of had a little hissy fit, then we started working on what do we do? i mean how do you counter a