KKK recruitment fliers were distributed around Lyndhurst last weekend, according to reports.
A member of the Ku Klux Klan is seen in a file photo. Ku Klux Klan fliers were left in front of houses and apartments in Lyndhurst last weekend, according to a report. (Associated Press File Photo) LYNDHURST - Mayor Robert Giangeruso says fliers distributed around town promoting the Ku Klux Klan are protected by the First Amendment, even though their message is intolerable, according to a report on NorthJersey.com.
"Lyndhurst is a community that respects and honors diversity," Giangeruso said in a statement obtained by the website.
"Freedom of speech sometimes brings with it the discomfort of hearing things that make our blood boil," Giangeruso said. "Racism, hatred and bigotry is never something we should tolerate. We trust this recruitment drive in Lyndhurst will be unsuccessful and our diversity will continue to be celebrated."
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The mayor did not immediately return a call from NJ Advance Media Friday morning.
KKK recruitment fliers were distributed around the township last weekend, according to reports.
The fliers read, "Join the Klan and Save our Nation." There is an illustration of a Klansman aboard a horse as well as a Confederate flag and a flag with 13 stars, the website reported. A phone number for the Pelham, N.C.-based Loyal White Knights of the KKK and a website address are also included.
An official with the Bergen County NAACP has denounced the fliers, has called KKK activity in Lyndhurst "domestic terrorism," according to NorthJersey.com.
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