![]() ![]() 15, when Lynn said he will propose a ban on items that represent hate, like Nazi and KKK symbols, from future shows. The Kentucky Expo Center is owned by the state and is managed by a fair board appointed by Gov. I’m one to stand up for freedoms, but this is just common sense.” “Immediately I was horrified, I had no idea that was being sold," Lynn said. Mark Lynn, the chairman of the Kentucky State Fair Board, told the Courier Journal on Tuesday that he was disappointed that the items were on display and said he plans to call an "emergency meeting" to address the fair board's policies. Those items included a white tank top with two red horizontal stripes and a patch on the chest featuring a black swastika, as well as a KKK robe used by the notorious white supremacy group. Kanzler deferred other questions to his attorney before hanging up the phone.īackground: Nazi Christmas ornaments and KKK robe sold at Louisville gun showĪt the gun show, other vendors had Ku Klux Klan and Nazi memorabilia displayed or for sale. “I don’t want to suppress history,” Kanzler said. “They are original, I have no interest in political statements. On his website's homepage, it says, "We specifically stress that this website is for historical interest onlyĪnd has NO political agenda and/or views whatsoever." ![]() He defended the collectibles, saying they are part of history. ![]() He said they are authentic and that they were popular when Adolf Hitler - the Nazi party chief who orchestrated the murder of millions of people as the leader of Germany during World War II - was in power. Kanzler sells the ornaments on his website,, for anywhere from $50 to $750. Walter Kanzler, of Key Largo, Florida, told the Courier Journal that he sold the ornaments at a booth he rented for the National Gun Day firearms show that was held at the Kentucky Expo Center. The man who sold Nazi Christmas ornaments at a Louisville gun show this past weekend defended them on Tuesday as a "part of history." 15.Watch Video: KKK, Nazi memorabilia were sold at a Kentucky gun show Patterson said the fair board would re-evaluate exhibitor policies at its next meeting on Nov. "Kentucky Venues finds any items representing racist ideology to be despicable," Patterson said. More coverage: Nazi Christmas ornaments are 'part of history,' says gun show vendor Patterson did call the memorabilia unacceptable. Other events are run by show managers who lease the space. Kentucky Venues spokesman Cody Patterson said earlier Tuesday that the organization can only screen merchandise for the Kentucky State Fair, the National Farm Machinery Show and the North American International Livestock Exposition. No room for hate in my world," Pratt tweeted. "I am with you Rex they can remove mine also. Pratt was honored with a Hall of Fame plaque in 2009 that also hangs in the center. Radio analyst Mike Pratt, who played for legendary coach Adolph Rupp from 1967 to 1970, responded to Chapman's Twitter post with similar sentiment. The items were sold by vendors at the National Gun Day show Saturday and Sunday, which included more than 1,600 tables featuring guns, collectibles and memorabilia from various exhibitors, according to the show flyer. "If you guys can’t guarantee Nazi clothing & paraphernalia won’t be sold/glamorized on the premises then I would ask that my plaque be removed from the facility," Chapman tweeted. "I want no part of hate. ![]() Rex Chapman, a UK standout from 1986 to 1988 who also enjoyed a 12-year career in the NBA, said on Twitter that his Hall of Fame plaque has hung in the center's Freedom Hall since 2011.Īddressing Kentucky Venues, which oversees the center, Chapman demanded the group make changes after Nazi Christmas ornaments, Confederate flags and a Ku Klux Klan robe were on display or for sale this past weekend during a gun show.īackground: Nazi Christmas ornaments and KKK robe sold at Louisville gun show Watch Video: KKK, Nazi memorabilia were sold at a Kentucky gun showĪ pair of former University of Kentucky basketball stars said Tuesday they would like their Kentucky Hall of Fame plaques removed from the Kentucky Expo Center if no action is taken following news of Nazi and Ku Klux Klan apparel being sold at the center last weekend. ![]()
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