Now that everything's set, I feel more able to share the fantastic potential story that Mindy and I will share in our historical short doc. Gorrell Pierce was the Grand Dragon of the area KKK during the Greensboro Massacre which occurred in 1979. He was not present for the killing of the five Communist Workers Party members, and even told us that he told his klanmembers not to attend the "Death to the Klan" rally that the CWP was putting on that fateful day. KKK members still went, and after having their cars beat on they stepped out, removed their guns and fired for 88 seconds. Incredibly, news cameras caught it all on tape, but fails to identify the actual shooters of the victims. No one was convicted. It's an interesting story...surf the web to learn more.
Pierce has led an unimaginable life, and has gone through a sort of transformation over the years. At 60 years old, he certainly is not what you'd expect from a former leader of the KKK.
Tomorrow we are spending the day interviewing him, on camera this time. I'm giddy with anticipation, eager to see what stories he will bring.
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