Lindner Place in Malverne is named after Paul Lindner, an original village resident and farmer — who was also a local leader of the Ku Klux Klan, a group of high school students found
"He led a bunch of cross burnings and other displays of injustice and racism," said student Jamila Smith.
"We want to have an impact on our community and this is something we think is wrong," said student Sabrina Ramharakh. "We made a lot of information public and there have been a lot of people who don’t care. They are set in their ways," said student Justin Obiol.
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