On November 3 , 1979 , five communist protesters were killed by KKK and American Nazi Party members in Greensboro , North Carolina in what is known as the Greensboro massacre . The Communist Workers ' Party had sponsored a rally against the Klan in an effort to organize predominantly black industrial workers in the area . Klan members drove up with arms in their car trunks , and attacked marchers
Greensboro massacre
Greensboro massacre
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