New York officials refused to give members of the Ku Klux Klan a permit to march in the city. The officials cited a little-used law that prevents protesters from wearing masks. In Charleston, S.C., meanwhile, the city council approved a resolution calling the KKK a terrorist group and condemning other hate groups as well.
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