Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America

Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America is a 2016 American documentary film directed and produced by Matthew Ornstein.

Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America
Directed byMatthew Ornstein
Produced byMatthew Ornstein
Release date
13 March 2016
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

Content

The film follows Daryl Davis meeting members, and former members, of the Ku Klux Klan and the National Socialist Movement, and provides contrasting views of his activities from members of the Southern Poverty Law Center and Black Lives Matter.

Davis recounts befriending many klansmen and how some have left the klan. Several, upon leaving the hate group, give him their robe. Davis estimates having collected over 25 robes.

Distribution

The film debuted on the PBS TV series Independent Lens. The film was shown on PBS on February 13, 2017, and rerun thereafter.[1][2][3][4]

Aftermath

Frank Ancona, the Klansman depicted at the opening and close of the documentary film Accidental Courtesy, was found shot dead in Missouri on February 11, 2017, two days before the airing of the film. Ancona's wife and step-son were both charged with the murder.[5][3][6][7]

References
  1. "Accidental Courtesy – The Feature Documentary". Accidentalcourtesy.com.
  2. Fleishman, Jeffrey, "A black man's quixotic quest to quell the racism of the KKK, one robe at a time," December 8, 2016, Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 18, 2017
  3. "From 'Accidental Courtesy,'" February 13, 2017, The Washington Post retrieved February 18, 2017
  4. "'Accidental Courtesy' PBS documentary shows black musician sitting down with white supremacists," February 7, 2017, The Washington Times retrieved February 18, 2017
  5. Written notice projected onscreen after the end of the documentary "Accidental Courtesy," when aired on PBS public television stations February 18, 2017
  6. Stack, Liam, "Leader of a Ku Klux Klan Group Is Found Dead in Missouri," February 13, 2017, The New York Times retrieved February 18, 2017
  7. Bowerman, Mary, "Wife, stepson charged in murder of KKK imperial wizard," February 13, 2017, USA Today retrieved February 18, 2017

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