The group that first attracted Dylann Roof to organized racism and may have inspired his murder of nine black South Carolinians was formed in 1985 as the modern reincarnation of the White Citizens Councils, which were set up in the 1950s and 1960s to resist the desegregation of Southern public schools.
A few well-known extremist political candidates are joined by new characters from the radical right in announcing candidacy for political offices in 2016.
Angelo John Gage, chairman聽of the white nationalist National Youth Front, steps down as the group faces fundraising issues and a name change after a threatened lawsuit.
The Syrian refugee crisis in Europe, coupled with an announcement in mid-September from President Obama that 10,000 Syrians would be relocated聽to the U.S.,聽has聽enraged聽the radical right, most notably anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim groups.聽
The State Bar of Michigan, representing more than 42,000 attorneys in that state, today issued a pointed apology and withdrew its honorable mention award for a short story written by an avowed white nationalist.
Just two days before the聽Council of Conservative Citizens聽(CCC) was scheduled to hold its annual gathering at the Guesthouse Inn in Nashville, Tenn., the conference was cancelled.
This coming weekend, the white nationalist group Council of Conservative Citizens (CCC) will hold its national conference in Nashville, Tenn. The event comes just a few months after the horrific shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., where nine African Americans were shot to death.聽
In the past few weeks, the American Freedom Party (AFP) has switched its presidential candidate, increased campaigning in the Pacific Northwest 鈥�- traditionally a focal point of most white nationalist political efforts 鈥撯�� and moved to build ties with other like-minded organizations. Though none of these efforts stand to impact the political landscape nationally, AFP鈥檚 is clearly trying to dig the party out of the bin of the political insignificance.
Part Internet meme, part scathing social commentary from the right on its leading politicians, there鈥檚 a freshly minted term that has spread fast across the radical right. And聽much to the delight of those who use it, it鈥檚 found its way into the political mainstream.
The hate site Stormfront and other racist groups have raked in hundreds of new members and tens of thousands of dollars since Dylann Storm Roof鈥檚 brutal June 17 killing spree in Charleston, S.C. Now,聽Florida聽officials are investigating Stormfront for illegal business activity.
