Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman tells the story of first African-American to infiltrate the KKK

Spike Lee’s new movie BlacKkKlansman tells the true story of an African-American who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan. The film is based on retired Colorado Springs police detective Ron Stallworth’s 2014 memoir, where he details how he infiltrated the group in 1979 using a white surrogate, who rises up through the KKK’s ranks to eventually lead the local branch. If that’s not incentive enough, the movie has a 7.9 rating on IMDB. Check out the trailer here (runtime: 2:26).