Georgia blocks KKK from Adopting a stretch of highway
The US state of Georgia has turned down an offer by the Ku Klux Klan to adopt a stretch of highway to keep it tidy, saying the sight of the group's name on a sign would be distressing.
Members of the white supremacist organisation applied to the Adopt-A-Highway program last month. The program enlists the help of volunteers to remove rubbish from the sides of roads. ''The impact of erecting a sign naming an organisation which has a long-rooted history of civil disturbance would cause a significant public concern,'' Georgia transportation commissioner Keith Golden wrote.
Missouri rejected a similar request in 1997, but a federal appeals court later ruled in favour of the Klan.