Daryl Davis was once an aspiring and successful musician.
He had played with Chuck Berry, B.B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Muddy Waters.
However, his true claim to fame, the legacy he has forged, came in a very
different way. He went out of his way to befriend KKK Grand Wizard, Roger
Kelly. He spent years building trust between them and laying the foundation of
what became a friendship. They broke bread at each other’s tables.
They welcomed each other into their homes. Davis even
went as far as attending Klan rallies as a guest of Kelly. Most importantly,
Davis cultivated an atmosphere of listening. He didn’t hate Kelly because Kelly
hated him. Instead, he listened to Roger Kelly. Eventually, Kelly started
listening to him. This led to the two realizing they had far more in common
than not.
In the end, Kelly denounced his ties to the KKK. So much
so that he handed his hood and robe to Daryl Davis. In total, Davis has seen
over 200 Klan members walk away from the KKK and hand over their robes and
hoods to Daryl. Daryl Davis is a world changer. Replacing hate with love.
Because love conquers hate... Every time
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