Part 2... Davis says that 12 other #Klansmen followed suit. Over time Davis has collected a garage-full of ceremonial robes given to him by friends who no longer hold their prejudicial beliefs. Rather than get rid of them, Davis intends to use items to start a âMuseum of the Klan,â noting the importance of a nation confronting its history. âPeople always say to me, âDaryl, how can you have this stuff? Why donât you burn it?ââ Davis says in the film, âAccidental Courtesy.â âAs shameful as it is, you donât burn our history.â Davisâ actions are not without critics in the African-American community. Among them is #KwameRose, an African-American #activist who protested after the death of #FreddieGray â the #unarmed, 25-year-old black man who died in police custody in April 2015. Rose sat down for a drink with Davis in the film. âYouâre #uneducated about the reality of most of the people who look like you,â Rose tells Davis. âStop wasting your time going to peopleâs houses who donât love you, a house where they want to throw you under the basement. White supremacists canât change.â Though not everyone agrees with his approach, Davis is undeterred. Talking to Klansmen âhas worked for me and Iâve proven it,â Davis told the #LosAngelesTimes. âI appeal to peopleâs common sense. I donât seek to convert them but if they spend time with me, they canât hate me. [The Klansman] sees that I want the same thing for my family as he does for his ⌠if you can work on the things in common, thatâs how you build friendship.â #HeresMyThing #DarylDavis
