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[12/24/16 - 12:38 PM]
Statement from A&E Network on "Escaping the KKK"
"We have now decided not to move forward with airing this project," the network said today.
[12/23/16 - 12:32 PM]
A&E Update on KKK Documentary Series
In consultation with the Anti-Defamation League and Color of Change, the network is changing the name of the show to ensure that no one can mistake its intent and that the title alone does not serve to normalize the Klan.
[12/19/16 - 06:09 AM]
A&E Network Announces Powerful New Documentary Series "Generation KKK" Premiering January 10 at 10PM ET/PT
In "Generation KKK," cameras follow four prominent Klan families who each have a family member trying to escape the Ku Klux Klan.






ESCAPING THE KKK (A&E)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
???
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2016-2017 season)
TIME SLOT:
not on the schedule
SEASON(S):
1 (8 episodes, 8 of which have yet to air)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
confirmed as canceled on 12/24/16
DESCRIPTION:
(from A&E's press release, December 2016) The documentary 'Escaping the KKK' was intended to serve as a close look at anti-hate extractors focused on helping people leave the Ku Klux Klan - the racist hate group with a long history of violence against African Americans and others. Our goal with this series has always been to expose and combat racism and hatred in all its forms. However, A&E learned last night from the third-party producers who made the documentary that cash payments -- which we currently understand to be nominal -- were made in the field to some participants in order to facilitate access. While we stand behind the intent of the series and the seriousness of the content, these payments are a direct violation of A&E's policies and practices for a documentary. We had previously provided assurances to the public and to our core partners - including the Anti-Defamation League and Color of Change - that no payment was made to hate group members, and we believed that to be the case at the time. We have now decided not to move forward with airing this project. A&E takes the authenticity of its documentary programming and the subject of racism, hatred and violence very seriously. Just because this particular show goes away, the issues of hate in America do not. We will still seek to fight hate in America through on-air programming including town halls and documentary programs produced in partnership with civil rights organizations, as well as continue to work with the civil rights community to facilitate a deeper dialogue on ending hate through comprehensive educational and outreach campaigns.
CREW INFORMATION:
· Aengus James as EP
· Amy Savitsky as EP (A&E)
· Colin King Miller as EP
· Cynthia Childs as EP
· Elaine Frontain Bryant as EP (A&E)
· Evan Lerner as EP (A&E)
· Paul Lima as EP
GENRE(S):
· reality (all)
· reality (documentary)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· This Is Just A Test