Discovery sparks calls to change Long Island street named after KKK member

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A street in Melville named Ruland Road was originally dedicated to Judson Floyd Ruland, who was a member of the Ku Klux Klan.

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According to Newsday, a cataloger at Farmingdale State College found a connection between the street name and a KKK member during routine property records in June. This finding has since sparked calls to rename the street.
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Documents show that Ruland's funeral in 1925 was attended by more than 200 KKK members from nearby towns.



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