Red Cape Versus White Hood – Guess Who Won?
By MattNov 2, 2009 – 4:16 pm
From the quirky and wonderful Mental Floss comes this story full of everything we love: retro, old time radio serials, the triumph of good versus evil, and Superman!
Check out the remarkable story of how a young writer took his hard-fought inside information about the Ku Klux Klan to the only folks brave enough to publicize it — the writers of the hit radio serial “The Adventures of Superman!”
From the Mental Floss article “How Superman Defeated the Ku Klux Klan:” “As the storyline progressed, the shows exposed many of the KKK’s most guarded secrets. By revealing everything from code words to rituals, the program completely stripped the Klan of its mystique.”
Listen to the original “Clan of the Fiery Cross” episodes, as well as many more installments of “The Adventures of Superman,” courtesy of the Internet Archive!
This example of how the views of society could be shaped for the better through the deeds of a fictional character makes us think about the ways our own moral development has been influenced by costumed heroes. What about you? Tell us about it in the comments!