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Democrat-Reporter
Alabama Newspaper Editor Who Endorsed KKK Replaced As Owner
By Matt Shuham
07.12.19 | 5:00 pm
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) 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)
AL Editor Who Published KKK Revival Editorial Says He’s Selling Newspaper
By Associated Press
03.20.19 | 5:29 pm
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) 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 Editor Resigns From AL Newspaper Urging The KKK To ‘Night Ride Again’
By Associated Press
03.18.19 | 10:00 am
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