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Summary: A gutsy exploration by an amazing spirit
Review: Davis is truly one of the most unique thinkers to come along in many years.I have followed the author's media appearances for years and find his open-minded viewpoint refreshing and quite extordinary.While some narrow reveiwers have branded Davis a simpleton,this savvy man is anything but.He realizes that once we UNDERSTAND the enemy,we can more peacefully resolve the problem.The author's non-violent,non-judgemental approach,coupled with the courage to try and KNOW the Klan make him a modern hero.Davis keeps as mementos over a dozen KKK robes given to him by Klan officials who have left the organization after knowing him.He is a peaceful,extrordinary man!
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Summary: You owe it to yourself to read this book.
Review: In an age when the issue of race has become mired in pointless sociological and intellectual discourse, Daryl Davis's "Klan-Destine Relationships", like Nathan Rutstein's "Healing Racism In America", comes as a breath of fresh air.Daryl Davis is an American hero. He should be admired not just for his astounding courage in the face of great potential danger (impressive in its own right), but for the even more laudable act of allowing the "enemy", so to speak, to maintain his dignity at all times. While mainstream America elects to caricature and point its finger at the Ku Klux Klan and other similar groups for their overt racism, Mr. Davis has opted for a much more noble track, treating Klansmen as fellow human beings instead of dismissing them as mere stereotypes, in this way shedding light on their concerns, their values, their hopes, and their motives--however misplaced these might be. Although another reviewer raises an interesting point, is he/she genuinely convinced that the Klan is sophisticated enough to orchestrate such a public relations coup? After all, in the eyes of a wary public, what can the Klan possibly stand to gain from its involvement with Mr. Davis? that it is now a kinder, gentler racist organization? The Kirkus reviewer seems to have overlooked the book's most endearing quality: bringing to light that a true and lasting solution to the race problem in the United States is neither political nor legislative, but spiritual. Mr. Davis is intuitively aware of this truth, and it shows in his approach to tackling the problem head on. Rather than attacking the overt racist (an easy scapegoat to America's most challenging social issue), he instead opts for the much more noble and delicate task of attacking the racism latent within him. I give this book five stars for the author's human and visionary approach.
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Summary: Editorial Review Misleading
Review: In reality, through his book and the work he put into it as well as his continued efforts after the completion of this book, Daryl Davis has in fact helped many KKK members to see the light and to quit the Klan. Imperial Wizard Kelly whom the editorial review speaks of has in fact quit the klan and has givin his Imperial Wizard robe to Mr. Davis to use in his lectures. Kelly is one of many former klan members who have been touched by Daryl Davis and his work.
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