![]() ![]() A&E also announced partnerships with the Anti-Defamation League and Color of Change, and said both civil rights organizations would produce viewer guides and an educational curriculum to go along with the series, as well as participate in a town-hall special. In the wake of the backlash, the network responded that it would change the name of the series to “Escaping the KKK: A Documentary Series Exposing Hate in America,” in order “to ensure that no one can mistake its intent and that the title alone does not serve to normalize the Klan,” the network said. Some argued that any series about the KKK, even about people leaving, was normalizing the hate group, particularly after an election when KKK members supported president-elect Donald Trump. A&E, the network known for shows such as “Intervention” and “Scientology and the Aftermath,” caused an uproar last week when the show was first revealed. Producers would also spotlight peace activists who tried to help members leave. ![]() The series, originally titled “Generation KKK,” was described as a behind-the-scenes series look at four prominent Klan families, each of which had a member trying to escape the organization. “Just because this particular show goes away, the issues of hate in America do not.” “A&E takes the authenticity of its documentary programming and the subject of racism, hatred and violence very seriously,” the statement added. Though some reality TV producers do pay their subjects, the network emphasized that it is against this practice for documentaries. “We have now decided not to move forward with airing this project.” “We had previously provided assurances to the public and to our core partners - including the Anti-Defamation League and Color of Change - that no payment was made to hate group members, and we believed that to be the case at the time,” the statement said. The eight-episode series, which was scheduled to air in January, was “intended to serve as a close look at anti-hate extractors focused on helping people leave the Ku Klux Klan - the racist hate group with a long history of violence against African-Americans and others.” In a statement released on Christmas Eve, an A&E spokesman said the network learned that the show’s producers - from a third-party production company - made cash payments to “facilitate access” to participants, which violates A&E policy. Five days after A&E announced a documentary series about the Ku Klux Klan, the network has abruptly canceled the project. ![]()
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