"Almost too weird to believe: writer Stetson Kennedy infiltrated the KKK in the late 1940s, and learned the powerful organization's secrets — but nobody would publish them. Meanwhile, the Superman radio program needed a villain to replace the Nazis. According to Mental Floss Magazine, Kennedy managed to work all of the Ku Klux Klan's most secret recruiting and organizational practices into his 1940s radio serial, "Clan Of The Fiery Cross." And as a result, the Man Of Steel dealt a crushing blow to the racist organization: As the storyline progressed, the shows exposed many of the KKK's most guarded secrets. By revealing everything from code words to rituals, the program completely stripped the Klan of its mystique. Within two weeks of the broadcast, KKK recruitment was down to zero. And by 1948, people were showing up to Klan rallies just to mock them." - RAPatton from Bookmarklet

Is it incorrect to infer that recruitment went down as protections to secrecy were dismantled? - MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS

I think that is what the author holds to be true. - RAPatton

It's a true story - the Klan arc on the Superman radio serial went nationwide when the show was very popular. The KKK was outraged that some of its closest secrets were being divulged to children in an afternoon radio serial. - Bill Sodeman

That's really cool. - Toby Graham

@RAP... I find that a bit disturbing and disappointing. People will participate in all manner of foolishness and base behavior under cover of darkness. Perhaps it's naive to think otherwise. - MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS

Barry, many people behave differently when they think there are no repercussions, just glance at the Internet - RAPatton from iPhone

*stops vivisecting grandmothers and becomes a dentist* - Joe Silence is not dead

You guys crack me up. - MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS