Random fact #11 Superman helped take down the KKK.
In the 1940s, a 16-episode series of the hugely popular Adventures of Superman radio series incorporated the findings of activist Stetson Kennedy, who had infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan but had been unable to get local authorities to use the information he'd found to crack down on them. The creators of the Superman show used the secrets he provided them to help tell the story of "Clan of the Fiery Cross," exposing the organization to the public and removing much of the mystery that the resurgent organization was enjoying at the time, earning it widespread mockery and condemnation.
In the 1940s, a 16-episode series of the hugely popular Adventures of Superman radio series incorporated the findings of activist Stetson Kennedy, who had infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan but had been unable to get local authorities to use the information he'd found to crack down on them. The creators of the Superman show used the secrets he provided them to help tell the story of "Clan of the Fiery Cross," exposing the organization to the public and removing much of the mystery that the resurgent organization was enjoying at the time, earning it widespread mockery and condemnation.
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