'I Wasn't Sure If It Was True': John David Washington On The 'BlacKkKlansman' Story
In director Spike Lee's latest film, BlacKkKlansman, John David Washington plays Ron Stallworth, a black police detective who successfully infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s.
A new movie from director Spike Lee has a premise that's almost impossible to believe.
It's 1978 and a black police detective in Colorado Springs, Colo., manages to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan. He not only gets a membership card straight from Grand Wizard David Duke, but he's also asked to lead a local chapter because he's everything they are looking for — loyal, smart and a true believer.
He establishes a relationship with David Duke over the phone. And for
