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Army veteran Christopher Buckley used to be a national security leader for the Ku Klux Klan—but now he is using his time to spread compassion and racial understanding.
Buckley says that he first developed racist attitudes because of his rough childhood in Cleveland, Ohio. After joining the Army and serving overseas in Afghanistan and Iraq for 13 years, he began hating Muslims as well.
Upon returning home to Walker County, Georgia, he became an honored official in the Georgia White Knights chapter of the KKK.
Thankfully, after he befriended a man named Arno Michaels in 2016, his passion for white nationalism came to an end.
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Since Leaving the KKK, This Veteran Now Spends His Time Volunteering for Anti-Hate Mission
Army veteran Christopher Buckley used to be a national security leader for the Ku Klux Klan—but now he is using his time to spread compassion and racial understanding.
Buckley says that he first developed racist attitudes because of his rough childhood in Cleveland, Ohio. After joining the Army and serving overseas in Afghanistan and Iraq for 13 years, he began hating Muslims as well.
Upon returning home to Walker County, Georgia, he became an honored official in the Georgia White Knights chapter of the KKK.
Thankfully, after he befriended a man named Arno Michaels in 2016, his passion for white nationalism came to an end.
Continued below.
Since Leaving the KKK, This Veteran Now Spends His Time Volunteering for Anti-Hate Mission
