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Strange costumes of Capitol rioters echo the early days of the Ku Klux Klan - before the white sheets

  • Written by Kenneth Ladenburg, Instructor of English, Arizona State University
Strange costumes of Capitol rioters echo the early days of the Ku Klux Klan - before the white sheetsFringe groups have long understood that capturing the public's attention is the best way to spread their views.Karwai Tang/WireImage via Getty Images

After the riots at the Capitol, images of Jacob Chansley, who’s been dubbed the “QAnon Shaman,” were splashed across news outlets.

Chansley’s outlandish costume –...

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