Some Bullitt County residents found an unwanted message on their doorsteps Thursday morning from an organization they thought had gone away.
The message is titled "10 Steps to a Better America," but many found its content and delivery offensive.
"My husband went out to get the paper out of the box this morning and he found it in the yard," said Ruthis Ashbaugh. "It was in a plastic bag with a rock in the bag."
"What a way to advertise," said Janet Browning.
The flier was tossed into front yards of several streets on the outskirts of Shepherdsville and purports to be from the Ku Klux Klan.
Ashbaugh is one of many people who called the Bullitt County Sheriff's Department.
"I just thought that they should know that such stuff is happening, in case something out of the ordinary would happen," said Ashbaugh.
The sheriff's department said there is nothing illegal about the propaganda, but some of its recipients say it's offensive.
"We're not one to judge, and if this is what they're trying to put out, they should keep it amongst themselves," Browning said.
Ashbaugh said it's not a message she wants her grandkids to see.
"We try to teach them not to be prejudiced, and that everyone is created equal in God's eyes," she said.
The residents were surprised to see the message from the KKK. They said they thought the organization had fizzled out.
"I've always known that the KKK was around, but they kind of just faded out," Browning said.
"We haven't seen anything lately or in the past few years," Ashbaugh said. "Possibly because we have a black president maybe it's all going to surface again. I don't know. I just thought maybe this could nip it right here in our county."
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