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FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2019, file photo, Goodloe Sutton, publisher of the Democrat-Reporter newspaper, speaks during an interview at the newspaper's office in Linden, Ala. Tommy Wells, the new owner Democrat-Reporter, says longtime editor Goodloe Sutton has sold out and retired months after calling for a revival of the Ku Klux Klan. Sutton received widespread attention earlier this year after publishing an editorial that advocated a return of the KKK to deal with Democrats in Washington. (Mickey Welsh/Montgomery Advertiser via AP, File)

Pro-KKK editor out at Alabama newspaper

By JAY REEVES - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2019, file photo, Goodloe Sutton, publisher of the Democrat-Reporter newspaper, speaks during an interview at the newspaper's office in Linden, Ala. Sutton, who drew widespread condemnation after a recent editorial embracing the Ku Klux Klan says he has sold his little weekly paper. But the owner’s identity and maybe even the sale itself are shrouded in doubt. The Democrat-Reporter has published two differing stories about a sale by longtime owner and editor Sutton. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP, File)

Pro-KKK editor says Alabama paper is sold, but to whom?

By JAY REEVES - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2019, file photo, Goodloe Sutton, publisher of the Democrat-Reporter newspaper, speaks during an interview at the newspaper's office in Linden, Ala. Elecia R. Dexter, an African-American woman who took over the helm of the small-town Alabama newspaper a few weeks, told The New York Times on Friday, March 15, that she stepped down because of continuing interference from the newspaper's owner who had published the KKK editorial. Dexter said she wanted to maintain her &quot;integrity and well-being.&quot; (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP, File)

Alabama editor promoting KKK revival says he’s selling paper

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In this Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 photo, Goodloe Sutton, publisher of the Democrat-Reporter newspaper, speaks during an interview at the newspaper's office in Linden, Ala. Sutton, who advocated for a revival of the Ku Klux Klan in a newspaper editorial, is turning over control to a black woman. The Democrat-Reporter, announced Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, that Elecia R. Dexter is taking over as the paper's publisher and editor from Sutton. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

Goodloe Sutton, newspaper owner, turns editorial control over to black employee after pro-KKK column

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 photo, Goodloe Sutton, publisher of the Democrat-Reporter newspaper, speaks during an interview at the newspaper's office in Linden, Ala. Sutton, who advocated for a revival of the Ku Klux Klan in a newspaper editorial, is turning over control to a black woman. The Democrat-Reporter, announced Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, that Elecia R. Dexter is taking over as the paper's publisher and editor from Sutton. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

Black woman replacing Alabama editor who endorsed KKK

By JAY REEVES - Associated Press

In this Sept. 27, 1987, file photo, the Invisible Empire, Ku Klux Klan members wearing traditional robes form a circle around a burning cross in Rumford, Maine. (AP Photo/Scott Perry, File)

Goodloe Sutton, Alabama editor who called for KKK to ‘ride again,’ censured by press association

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Newspaper calls for KKK resurgence, schools rescind honors

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