Dylan Roofus is a respected businessman from our very own New York City . He joined the Ku Klux Klan in 1924 , and says “ It was the best decision of my life .” He invited us to his New York City apartment for some civilized jazz and conversation . [ The following interview is only lightly edited for clarity .]
White : Tell us a little about yourself . Roofus : W ell I ’ m just a simple man , trying to do the right thing . I was so lost before I joined the Klan , see ? All I had were my two cars , family , and my three apartments . But now , I ’ m feeling great . I found a brotherhood of friends . We come from all backgrounds , jobs , lives , we ’ re all united for something bigger than ourselves . To me , this organization is really the great equalizer . W : You mean to say anyone can join ? That ’ s incredible . R : You ’ re on the trolley now , sir . W : I think I ’ ll ask for all those interested out there , including me [ chuckles ] if someone wanted to join the Klan , where would we start ? R : W ell , Mr . W hite , a great place to start w ould be one of our marches . We just had one down in Washington just last year with about a million people . It was incredible to see such a display of soli-
Rêverie | Vol . 6 Issue 11
KKK Interview by W . E . White
Dylan Roofus is a respected businessman from our very own New York City . He joined the Ku Klux Klan in 1924 , and says “ It was the best decision of my life .” He invited us to his New York City apartment for some civilized jazz and conversation . [ The following interview is only lightly edited for clarity .]
White : Tell us a little about yourself . Roofus : W ell I ’ m just a simple man , trying to do the right thing . I was so lost before I joined the Klan , see ? All I had were my two cars , family , and my three apartments . But now , I ’ m feeling great . I found a brotherhood of friends . We come from all backgrounds , jobs , lives , we ’ re all united for something bigger than ourselves . To me , this organization is really the great equalizer . W : You mean to say anyone can join ? That ’ s incredible . R : You ’ re on the trolley now , sir . W : I think I ’ ll ask for all those interested out there , including me [ chuckles ] if someone wanted to join the Klan , where would we start ? R : W ell , Mr . W hite , a great place to start w ould be one of our marches . We just had one down in Washington just last year with about a million people . It was incredible to see such a display of soli-
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