Beginning in mid-March 1980, a wave of racially motivated violence tied to Ku Klux Klan activity broke out across several U.S. states, including Georgia, Tennessee, California, Indiana, and North Carolina. In the weeks that followed, scores of people were injured during protests, counter-protests, and Klan-organized events. The incidents underscored ongoing racial tensions in post-Civil Rights America and spurred calls for stronger legal action against hate groups.
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