Stetson Kennedy
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William Stetson Kennedy was an American author, folklorist and human rights activist. One of the pioneer folklore collectors during the first half of the 20th century, he is remembered for having infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s, exposing its secrets to authorities and the outside world.
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Kennedy in 1991
Sign on Stetson Kennedy's residence erected consequent to the 2003 designation of Beluthahatchee as a Literary Landmark, No. 83 in the National Register. (An additional marker, in Kennedy's name, was also approved, to be erected following his demise.)
Stetson Kennedy's ashes are spread at the end of his memorial service on October 1, 2011, onto Beluthahatchee Lake.Awards 1
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Carlisle FloydAlso won Florida Artists Hall of Fame
Jerry UelsmannAlso won Florida Artists Hall of Fame
Augusta SavageAlso won Florida Artists Hall of FameEllen Taaffe ZwilichAlso won Florida Artists Hall of Fame
Ricou BrowningAlso won Florida Artists Hall of FameHarry CrewsAlso won Florida Artists Hall of FameAbout this person
William Stetson Kennedy was an American author, folklorist and human rights activist. One of the pioneer folklore collectors during the first half of the 20th century, he is remembered for having infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s, exposing its secrets to authorities and the outside world. His actions led to the 1947 revocation by the state of Georgia of the Klan's national corporate charter. Kennedy wrote or co-wrote ten books.
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