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[English]

From Superman taking down the KKK to the

real life Spider-Man in a lab coat, the

cosplayers rewriting the rules, and kids

whose wheelchairs become their

superpowers. These are superhero stories

like you've never seen before. The year

was 1946.

Radio was king and the adventures of

Superman ruled the airwaves. But with

fascism vanquished, the man of steel set

his sights on a different foe. This is

the story of how Superman busted the Ku

Klux Clan. Because unless we stop this

Fiery Cross clan now, they'll get you no

matter where you go.

The story starts with Stson Kennedy, a

journalist who infiltrated the clan for

the Anti-Deamation League.

He wanted to melt the cultural glue that

held the clan together.

Thanks, Rick.

No problem.

That's Rick Bowers.

B.

He wrote this book,

Superman versus the Klux Clan.

But what does Stson Kennedy have to do

with Superman? Remember, the last son of

Krypton needed a new enemy. The

producers of the radio show on a very

bold gambit decided Superman would take

on real life hate groups.

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The creators of the adventures of

Superman used Kennedy's research to

produce a 16-part series called The Clan

of the Fiery

Cross where a great secret society

pledged to purify America.

The Superman producers went to the

Anti-Defamation League and said, "Auate

our script. provide us more information.

It was a way to get the message out that

no one else could get out just by

telling horror stories.

I'm the grand scorpion of the clan of

the fiery cross.

A grand rat, you mean?

It exposed the clan as hate mongers, but

it also exposed the clan as a

money-driven organization.

I'm running up business rigs and so are

you. We deal in one of the oldest and

most profitable commodities on earth.

Hate. It was a breakthrough in American

broadcasting. Not only had they done

this great public service, but they

elevated themselves to the number one

radio show for kids on air.

Well, they're cowardly gangsters who

operate at night, hidden behind sheets

and hoods. Their minds are diseased with

hate. No one is safe from them.

for

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Spider-Man.

Yes.

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This is important.

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Spider-Man.

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There are very few prominent black

cosplayers. I definitely feel like a

minority within a minority sometimes.

Cosplay literally stands for costume

play. So, it's individuals who dress up

in costumes. You get to embody the

characters. It's almost like making an

action figure of yourself. My name is

Jordan Barnett. By day, I'm a web

content manager, but by night, I'm

Deadshot.

For me, cosplay is a creative outlet.

I'm not an artist. I can't draw, but I

love to build. I love to craft, do

things with my hands. Each costume is

art piece. Cosplayers know me as Blurred

Vision. Blurred literally stands for

black nerd. Within the cosplay community

in general, I feel accepted, but the

majority of characters I cosplay were

originally Caucasian characters. I

definitely feel the racial tension. Even

my Flash cosplay, people thought at

first I was the reverse Flash. I'm

clearly not like that character you

think I am, so why assume I'm the

villain? It's really disconcerting when

you love a character, but because you

don't actually look like the character,

people will kind of judge you for that.

For me and the people that I associate

with, it's more about what you love. And

if you love the character, play that

character.

Comic books in general are starting to

push characters in the direction of

being more diverse. Whether it be gay,

straight, black, white, whatever it is,

they're changing the old guard of heroes

to a more modern version of them. It

should be a reflection of like what our

society looks like today. Hopefully in

the future that actually changes

people's mentalities toward these

characters and what you can be. It's a

powerful thing when you can look at a

character and go, "That's me." It gives

you the idea that you actually do

anything. If you actually can identify

with someone that can do anything.

Normally there's this awkwardness around

disability,

but with that costume on there that

changed how people saw my son. They saw

him first before they saw his

disability. It just helps break down

that barrier.

Magic Wheelchair is a nonprofit that

builds epic costumes for amazing kiddos

in wheelchairs.

Magic Wheelchair started when my son was

3 years old. Halloween rolled around and

he wanted to be a pirate. We're new to

the whole disabilities and wheelchair

thing. We didn't know anything about

spinal muscular atrophy.

I saw him sitting in his wheelchair and

that we could dress him up as a pirate,

be a pirate in a wheelchair and let's

let's build a ship.

We have made probably about 40 different

costumes. We have teams right now all

over the country. We have a team in

France and working on a team in

Australia. We're just going to keep on

boarding teams cuz we want to build year

round.

It's harder to build for people that are

in wheelchairs, but it ultimately starts

with the kid. It's whatever they want to

be and then we make it a reality.

Halloween was kind of our initial push,

but we're seeing like Comic-Con, right?

And what's cool about that community of

cosplay, that's a very supportive

community.

the the cold reality of childhood

diseases are some of them won't be

around for next Halloween. So, let's

find something that we can do while

they're here with us. So, they have

these

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that they have these great memories and

that their

their families have memories when

they're gone.

It's almost like a cure for the day cuz

they don't see the wheelchair. to just

see these amazing kids and it bridges

gaps and overcomes that awkwardness that

we have in society.

I

mean, they're star of the show. Oh, it's

awesome to see.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hate /heɪt/ A2	noun - intense dislike or aversion verb - to feel intense dislike for
rules /ruːlz/ A2	noun - a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct within a particular activity or sphere. verb - exercise ultimate power or authority over (a country or people).
adventure /ədˈvɛntʃər/ B1	noun - an unusual and exciting, typically hazardous, experience or activity
vanquish /ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/ C1	verb - defeat thoroughly
infiltrate /ˈɪnfɪltreɪt/ C1	verb - enter or gain access to (an organization or place) surreptitiously and gradually, especially in order to acquire secret information
melt /mɛlt/ B1	verb - make or become liquefied by heat.
glue /ɡluː/ B1	noun - an adhesive substance used for sticking objects or materials together.
bold /boʊld/ B2	adjective - (of a person, action, or idea) showing an ability to take risks; confident and courageous
secret /ˈsiːkrɪt/ A2	noun - something kept hidden or unexplained adjective - not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others.
purify /ˈpjʊərɪfaɪ/ B2	verb - remove contaminants from
expose /ɪkˈspoʊz/ B2	verb - reveal the true nature of (someone or something), especially in a way that is unflattering
profitable /ˈprɒfɪtəbəl/ B2	adjective - producing a profit or gain
elevate /ˈɛlɪveɪt/ C1	verb - raise to a higher position or rank
diseased /dɪˈziːzd/ C1	adjective - affected with disease; ill
tension /ˈtenʃən/ B2	noun - mental or emotional strain
awkwardness /ˈɔːkwərdnəs/ B2	noun - the state of being clumsy or ungainly