Reverend Wade Watts was, apparently, awesome.

Despite my reservations about Christianity, credit where credit is due.

HOWTO defeat the Klan with humor and bravery - Boing Boing:

"The repentant former KKK leader Johnny Lee Clary explains how Reverend Wade Watts, an NAACP leader, disarmed him by being cool, funny and brave, engaging in some first-rate psy-ops."