Cultural fear

in the trial of Wayne Williams, the only person incarcerated in connection with the murders, had both connections to the KKK and to one of the murder victims. Thus it makes sense for the black community to revive their traditional fear of the KKK in connection with the murders.
             Turner cites several rumors which appeared in connection to the murders, all of which tend to focus on a group which at some point promoted anti-black activity. Since it is natural to fear groups which have at some point in the past participated in activities harmful to others within the culture, it is no surprise that the rumors included these groups. Other popular rumors implicated the FBI, CIA, or the "American government," and Turner adds that these rumors
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