Alfred Bouey , 84 , attended the inauguration of the nation 's first black president . Bouey The New York Times reported that he was a member of the Ku Klux Klan and had been convicted in 1925 for beating an African-American man with his cane after being told to leave a bar. ` ` It 's good to see the white Americans appreciate and show love to the new president '' Bouey says , `` I am ... full of joy ''
Alfred Bouey , 84 , attended the inauguration of the nation 's first black president . The New York Times reported that he was a member of the Ku Klux Klan and had been convicted in 1925 for beating an African-American man with his cane after being told to leave a bar. `` It 's good to see the white Americans appreciate and show love to the new president '' Bouey says , `` I am ... full of joy ''