KKK Wizard Tries Using Klan Membership Card To Get Bleach Discount At Grocery Store
Â Imperial Wizard William Sanders, of the Tennessee Chapter of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, attempted use his Klan membership card in order to receive a discount at a local grocery chain for a large order of bleach he was purchasing for his local chapterâs use.âHe came up to the counter with a shopping cart all filled up with bleach bottles,â recalls cashier Trelaine Mumford, âand he asked me if I could give him a discount since he was buying so many.âThe store was running a âbuy one, get one freeâ special with a limit of 1 offer per person, explained Mumford.Â  âThe manager set that up, and I couldnât go against the policy. He [Sanders] handedÂ me a card and I thought at first he was showingÂ me his bonus points savings card, but it was aÂ membership card to the Klan instead.Â  He asked me if it would work to get a discount for the bleach, and thatâs when I had to go ask the manager.ââI talked to the store manager who I knew from around town, but heâs not part of our Klavern,â said Sanders.Â  A âKlavernâ in KKK terminology, is a local branch or meeting place for members of the controversial organization, classified as a hate group by the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center.âHe denied me the discount,â Sanders said, âand right then and there I felt discriminated against.Â  My rights were violated as a pure American customer and public citizen.ââWe have to look our best,â continued Sanders. Â âOur whites have to look bright. Â The economyâs real bad around here these days, so I try to save money everywhere I can, just like everybody else does. Â I donât think itâs fair to deny somethingÂ to one group just because you donât think the same way they do,â he added.