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This chapter explores the unexpected connections between community access television and the Ku Klux Klan, revealing how such platforms can propagate ideologies. It examines the historical context and real-world implications of these broadcasts on public discourse and local communities.
For over a decade, neo-Nazis and Klansmen were hand-delivering VHS tapes of a California-based public access TV show to local television stations in cities across the country. The stations had no choice but to run the show on local public access channels. The show's host, Tom Metzger, received a gift of $300,000 in 1984 that gave him the financial freedom to pursue his dream of delivering his racist message to as many Americans as possible, right through their television screens.
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