John Stoehr remembers Jesse Jackson coming to Connecticut and facing down Klan members marching to demonstrate against him:
"It takes guts to look a hateful man in the eye and try to unmask his cowardice. Such moments of courage should inspire us all, as we face more masked men who are much more dangerous than some putz dressed in bed sheets. These days, the klansman work for the regime."
https://www.editorialboard.com/the-day-jesse-jackson-faced-off-with-the-klan-in-connecticut/