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TIL about Derek Black, son of former KKK Grand Wizard Don Black and Godson of David Duke. Derek; the host of a white nationalist radio show and heir-apparent leader of the “white nationalists” publicly renounced his beliefs and broke all ties with the group in 2012 - at the age of 23.

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