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Ron Stallworth (born June 18, 1953) is an American retired police officer who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in the late 1970s. He was the first African-American detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department.
Jul 11, 2018 · Learn how the true story of Ron Stallworth, the first black police detective in Colorado Springs, inspired the Spike Lee movie BlacKkKlansman. Find out the facts and fiction behind his undercover investigation of the KKK and his relationship with the Black Power Movement.
May 16, 2018 · Discover how Ron Stallworth's undercover penetration of the Colorado Springs chapter of the KKK inspired the film "BlacKkKlansman." Ron Stallworth was the first black cadet to join his police division in the 1970s.
Aug 9, 2018 · The movie is based on the real story of Ron Stallworth, the first African-American police officer and detective in Colorado Springs, Colo., who masterminded an undercover...
Aug 10, 2018 · When Spike Lee first heard about Ron Stallworth —an African-American detective who infiltrated the Colorado Springs K.K.K. in the late 1970s—the filmmaker couldn’t fathom his story...
Ron Stallworth is the first African-American and youngest detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan. He wrote a book about his undercover investigation, which was adapted into a movie by Spike Lee and won several awards.
Aug 17, 2018 · Ron Stallworth shares his experience of going undercover as a white supremacist and his challenges as a black police officer in a podcast interview. He also discusses the film BlacKkKlansman, based on his book, and the tensions between police and black communities.
