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Confronting the Klan

Confronting the Klan

"I don't have to believe what they believe," Karen says of the Klan and, by extension, all of the people and groups he has documented and chronicled in his photography. "But I feel obliged to observe without judgment. I do get invited to events, to rallies, and if I'm not invited, I always ask if it's okay if I show up. I never just go and start shooting. You need to develop a relationship, of sorts, before poking a camera in someone's face."

Photo: Blank/Time & Life Pictures

Oct 20, 2007