White Patriot Party
| White Patriot Party | |
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| Founded | 1980 |
| Dissolved | 1987 |
| Ideology | White supremacy Anti-Semitism Fascism |
| Official colors | None |
| Political position | Far-right |
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| Seats in the House |
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| Governorships |
0 / 50
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| State Upper Houses |
0 / 1,921
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| State Lower Houses |
0 / 5,410
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| Website | |
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The White Patriot Party (WPP) was an American anti-Semitic white supremacist paramilitary political party associated with Christian Identity and the Ku Klux Klan. Using paramilitary tactics, the group developed from the Carolina Knights of the Ku Klux Klan chapter[1]; it was founded in 1980 by Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. At a time of a poor farming economy in North Carolina, the group built support by blaming economic problems on Jewish bankers. Estimates were that its numbers might have been as high as 3000. On April 6, 1987, the group declared war against the federal government, which they called "Zionist Occupation Government" (ZOG).[2]
The WPP collapsed after Miller violated an injunction against paramilitary activity and was convicted of threatening the civil rights activist Morris Dees. He was imprisoned from 1987-1990. In a 1988 sedition trial in Arkansas, Miller testified for the prosecution that he had received $200,000 in stolen money from The Order to finance operations of the White Patriot Party.[1] The Order was also called the Brüder Schweigen, or Silent Brotherhood.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Camille Jackson, "They're Back: A fresh batch of extremist ex-cons hits the streets", Intelligence Report, (Winter 2004, Issue #116, Southern Poverty Law Center, retrieved April 8th, 2010
- ^ "White Patriot Party (WPP)", Terrorism Knowledge Base, Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism, retrieved on April 8th, 2010
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