Essay on Article Summary: The KKK Rally

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Government shutdown scuttles approved KKK rally at Gettysburg park
Published October 01, 2013
Associated Press
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – A planned Ku Klux Klan rally at Gettysburg National Military Park is canceled because of the federal government's shutdown.
Park officials said they rescinded all permits for special events because of the shutdown that began Tuesday.
The permit had been approved for a Maryland-based KKK group, the Confederate White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, for a Saturday gathering.
Park officials had defended granting the permit, saying they have a responsibility to make the land available for citizens to exercise their right to freedom of speech, even if the views expressed are contrary to those of most Americans.
The group held a membership rally last month at the Antietam National Battlefield near Sharpsburg, Md., where thousands died in a Civil War clash that set the stage for the Emancipation Proclamation.

Bailey Hernandez
Mrs. McCarrel
Sociology, Period 2
October 2, 2013
Article Summary
A planned Klu Klux Klan meeting was cancelled due to the partial government shut down this Tuesday. It was argued that that was not allowed because everyone has their right to freedom of speech. Whether or not all americans agree with what is being said by some people, everyone still has their right to freedom of speech and freedom of expression as stated in the first amendment of the constitution. The Klu Klux Klan still holds meetings and gatherings.