September 14th, 1992. Geraldo Rivera’s namesake talk show on what really happened, and whether a fight with a klansman is ignoring the real story.
“..Groups that are usually at odds with each other, but now in what we think is an ominous development, have put aside their differences and become allies…”
After the introduction we’re on to Janesville, beginning with a passionate speech by James Yarbrough an activist there. Many residents are against the march and the rally as counter-protestors gather to protest against those advocating an ethnically pure America. Local residents describe their general disgust when Ken Peterson and ‘his skinheads’ came through their neighborhoods chanting White Power on a Saturday afternoon. We hear from Theresa Toles, a local black resident, about the intimidating letters she has received and others on receiving end of hate crimes. James Toles has bullet holes in his house and describes the incident in detail.
The counter-protestors initial confrontation with police is shown towards the end of this clip.
This day, Geraldo’s Television History.