Stetson Kennedy

William Stetson Kennedy was an American author, folklorist and human rights activist. One of the pioneer folklore collectors during the first half of the 20th century, he is remembered for having infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s, exposing its secrets to authorities and the outside world. His actions led to the 1947 revocation by the state of Georgia of the Klan's national corporate charter. Kennedy wrote or co-wrote ten books.

5 October 1916

Born on the same birth day (5 October): Carson Ellis • Dennis Byrd • Harold Faltermeyer • Kelly Joe Phelps • Naima Adedapo • Neil deGrasse Tyson • Nick Robinson (journalist) • Pato Banton • Tanner Roark • Willi Unsoeld • Yashiki Takajin

Born in the same month (October 1916): Al Killian • Anne Sharp • Boyd Wagner • C. Everett Koop • George Sidney • George Turner (writer) • James Herriot • Jean Dausset • José López Rega • Nanaji Deshmukh