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Will Doran

KKK announces North Carolina 'victory' parade

RALEIGH, N.C. _ While one report of Ku Klux Klan activity in North Carolina after Donald Trump's election as president was debunked, the real KKK has announced a rally in the state.

Trump, a Republican, was officially endorsed by the KKK during his campaign against Hillary Clinton, a Democrat. Trump won North Carolina on his way to winning the presidency, defeating Clinton in the state by nearly 5 percentage points.

Details on the rally celebrating Trump's victory are scarce. It's being held by The Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, which is based in Pelham _ a small, unincorporated community about 45 minutes north of Burlington, near the Virginia border.

The group was behind a rally in South Carolina last year protesting the removal of the Confederate flag from the state Capitol building.

According to the group's website, a North Carolina rally will be held Dec. 3. However, the KKK has not yet publicly announced a location or time for the rally.

The website refers to it as a "Victory Klavalkade Klan Parade" and announces in all-caps that "Trump's race united my people."

A report of KKK activity in Alamance County on Wednesday was debunked by the Raleigh News & Observer and its news partners at PolitiFact North Carolina.

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