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robertrivasplata 's review for:
Black Klansman: A Memoir
by Ron Stallworth
Memoir of the 1st black police officer in Colorado Springs, and his investigations of Klan activities there. Fascinating look into the world of the Klan and its connections to neo-nazis, survivalist militias, & the military. The author is very much a career cop, dedicated to color blind law and order & committed to public safety. The CSPD's surveillance of anti-racist organizations and organizations deemed communist was also interesting, even if it's kind of old news to me. It would be interesting to know how much the Colorado Springs PD kept watch over the white supremacists in their midst. To read Stallworth's tale, it sounds like they completely stopped paying attention to them once they wrapped up his surveillance operation. I'd like to know how unique was his operation? It sounds like his investigation was renowned in local law enforcement circles at the time, but were there other investigations like it later, and in other jurisdictions? Or did the drug war completely crowd out hate-group intelligence gathering? After his investigation was wrapped up, Stallworth and his investigative team were all reassigned to narcotics enforcement, which they stayed with throughout their careers. I would have rather their careers had included more harassment of hate groups and less prosecuting a pointless war on drug addicts. This story is fun & it's reassuring, but it's hard to be reassured in times like these.