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May 12, 2010

40 Years Ago: KKK Bombs Transmitter of Pacifica’s KPFT in Houston
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And forty years ago today, the Ku Klux Klan bombed the transmitter of
Pacifica station KPFT in Houston, Texas. The bombing came just months
after KPFT went on the air. The bombing forced the station off the air
for several weeks. The station’s transmitter was bombed again on October
6, 1970. At the time, George H.W. Bush was a congressman representing
Houston. He condemned the October bombing, saying, “It’s outrageous.
It’s against everything this country stands for.” In 1981, the Grand
Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan admitted that his greatest feat “was
engineering the bombing of a left-wing radio station.” The KKK
understood how dangerous Pacifica was, as it allowed people to speak for
themselves.



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