Ron Stallworth

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Ron Stallworth is a real-life African-American police officer best known for infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s, an undercover operation later depicted in the film "BlacKkKlansman."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
memoirist
police officer
authorOf Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime NERFINISHED
collaboratedWith white undercover officer who attended Klan meetings in his place
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer Colorado Springs Police Department NERFINISHED
ethnicity African-American
familyName Stallworth NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork counter-extremism
criminal investigation
undercover policing
filmBasedOn his memoir Black Klansman
genreOfWorkAbout biographical film
crime film
drama film
givenName Ron NERFINISHED
hasGender male
inspired public discussions on racism and policing
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement civil rights era law enforcement reforms
name Ron Stallworth NERFINISHED
notableAchievement one of the first known African-American officers to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan
notableEvent exposed and monitored local Ku Klux Klan activities
obtained membership card from the Ku Klux Klan while undercover
notableFor infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan
undercover investigation of the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado Springs
notableWorkTheme racism in the United States
undercover police operations
white supremacist organizations
occupation author
detective
police officer
placeOfWork Colorado Springs, Colorado NERFINISHED
portrayedBy John David Washington NERFINISHED
positionHeld detective at Colorado Springs Police Department
publication Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime NERFINISHED
residence Colorado (historical during police career) NERFINISHED
subjectOf film BlacKkKlansman NERFINISHED
news articles about undercover policing and white supremacist groups
timePeriodOfOperation 1970s
undercoverOperation infiltration of the Ku Klux Klan
undercoverTarget Ku Klux Klan NERFINISHED
usedMethod telephone communication to pose as a white supremacist
workAdaptedAs BlacKkKlansman NERFINISHED
workDescribedIn Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime NERFINISHED

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BlacKkKlansman basedOnAuthor Ron Stallworth
BlacKkKlansman characterPortrayed Ron Stallworth
BlacKkKlansman mainCharacter Ron Stallworth
John David Washington playedCharacter Ron Stallworth