Thursday, August 19, 1999
Federal judge lets Klan march in Cleveland
The Associated Press
CLEVELAND — The mayor asked Cleveland residents Wednesday to pull together and show they won't be divided or goaded into violence by a Ku Klux Klan rally a federal judge refused to block.
U.S. District Judge Patricia Gaughan threw out a lawsuit by a city police union that argued officers would be spread too thin Saturday to protect public safety during the rally.
A Black Family Expo a few blocks away is expected to draw 20,000 people, and a few hours later the Cleveland Browns play for the first time in their new stadium.
Judge Gaughan agreed with Mayor Michael R. White that forcing the Klan to cancel or even reschedule the rally would violate free-speech rights.
The mayor, who is African-American, made clear he despises the white supremacist group. But he supported a plan — upheld by the judge — to protect the few dozen Klan membersby giving them an escort to a police garage, where they will don robes.
Mr. White said the arrangement is similar to those in other cities where KKK rallies have been held; it is designed to keep Klan members from being attacked and preventing a riot.
The mayor's position put him at odds with the Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association, which brought suit, and the local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
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