American Experience – The
FBI and the Klan
“The
FBI and the Klan” told a story about Agent Dargan Frierson and his infiltration
into the Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina.
Members of the Klan, steadfast in their efforts to fight communism, saw
themselves as patriotic. On the other
hand, they believed that the FBI was an enemy, a defender of communism. So they decided it was their responsibility
to keep America safe from dangers of communism.
That’s where Agent Frierson came in.
In North Carolina, he somehow infiltrated the Klan and was then able to
develop several informants within their circles. Of his various sources, one interesting catch
was George Dorset. Dorset was the Klan’s
biggest fundraiser in North Carolina and was one of the most powerful members
of Grand Dragon Bob Jones’ inner circle.
Even though Dorset thought that the Klan, and was they stood for, was
righteous, he worked for Frierson due to a friendship that had developed.
The story was told using two digital medias. Parts of the video were black and white photographs,
while a voiceover played in the background.
The other parts were an interview (in color) with Michael Frierson, whose
father was Dargan Frierson. The way that
they used pictures to tell the story was interesting because most of the
photographs were of larger scenes and panned over them, not really focusing on
anything in particular. However, they
showed close up and still pictures of the most important people to this story: Agent
Dargan Frierson and George Dorset. It
was also interesting to see the contrast between the black and white representing
the past and the color signifying it was in the present.
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