With over three decades of experiences, Davis has written a book “Klan-destine Relationships” as well as was the focus of “Accidental Courtesy” documentary. And when he quit the Klan he gave me his robe and hood, which is the robe of the. He no longer believes today what he said, Davis explains. He keeps the robes as trophies and proofs that race discrimination can be beaten. Eventually Roger Kelly quit the Ku Klux Klan. Upon leaving the clan, Roger Kelly handed his robe to Davis. Kelly became close friends with Davis, even inviting him to become his daughter’s godfather. One of them was Roger Kelly, who was the Grand Dragon of the KKK in Maryland. Michigan Street Plymouth, Indiana ROGER KELLY OBITUARY Roger Clinton Kelly, Plymouth, made his final journey on Sunday, Oct. Through 30 years Davis managed to talk 200 people into leaving the KKK, as they would listen to his performances and speak with him often. 2021 FUNERAL HOME Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home 1100 N. But books couldn’t provide the answer, so when he grew up, he decided to go and ask the people of the Ku Klux Klan. “How can you hate me when you don’t even know me?” was the question that Davis kept in his mind through the years as he studied various books on racial discrimination. I am a police officer in NYC and was injured while performing my duties.
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That was the first time Davis encountered such violent systematic racism, and when his parents explained to him it was because of his skin color, Daryl only had one question - why? “It was inconceivable to me that someone who had never laid eyes on me, never spoken to me, knew absolutely nothing about me would want to inflict pain upon me for no other reason than the color of my skin” he explained. Read how Roger Kelly got back into the game of life at Hospital for Special.
Kelly and stepbrother, James (Jimmy) Kelly.Ī memorial service for Roger is being planned and will be held at a later date.His quest began when he was only ten years old, at a scout parade, when a group of white people started throwing bottles and shouting racial slurs at the only black boy in scouts group. In addition to his parents, Roger was preceded in death by his stepfather, Leland J. sisters, JoAnn Roland of Moreno Valley, Calif., Vickie Hewitt and Marsha (David) Lander of Manistique and several nieces and nephews. He is also survived by brothers, Dennis (Cork) Kelly of Manistique, Mich., and Michael Kelly of Kissimmee, Fla. Roger is survived by his wife, Ruth and his four children, Kelly (Tony) Spoto of Largo, Fla., Beth (James) Williams of Orlando, Roger James of Largo, and Mary (Dennis) Berger of Fort Worth, Texas. (IN-08), and Ami Bera (CA-06), and Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. They made their home and raised their family in Orlando, Fla., where Roger worked for the ECC Corporation.Īfter his retirement, Roger and Ruth moved to Largo where he enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandson, Ben and his granddaughter, Madeleine. Kelly: Majority of Congress Urges Medicare to Finalize Proposals to Deliver Faster. In 1973, he married the former Ruth Jackson in Dunedin, Fla.
Join Facebook to connect with Roger Patrick Kelly and others you may know. 20, 1939, to James and Shirley (Carlson) Christensen and attended Manistique Area Schools. View the profiles of people named Roger Patrick Kelly. – Roger James Christensen, 76, of Largo, Fla., died on Thursday, March 24, 2016, at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Fla.
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