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Rebels With a Cause

Issue Number: 
99
 | 
Summer
 
2000

A special report on the neo-Confederate movement covers its social debut, the history of the racist League of the South, and a survey of the real South under Jim Crow. Also featured is an interview exposing oft-repeated neo-Confederate myths and the rise of on-call white supremacist lawyer Kirk Lyons.

In This Issue

Rebels With a Cause

A neo-Confederate movement, increasingly rife with white supremacists and racist ideology, is growing across America.

A League of Their Own

The League of the South, a group at the center of the neo-Confederate movement, says it's not racist, but the evidence shows otherwise.

In the Lyons Den

Kirk Lyons, a white supremacist lawyer for high profile clients, is becoming the attorney of choice for the neo-Confederate movement.

Remembering Reality

As neo-Confederates mythologize the 'nobility' of the Jim Crow South, a series of recently reopened murder cases recall the bloody nature of American apartheid.

More Features

Of Hate and Heritage

Editorial
By Mark Potok, Senior Fellow
The relationships between Confederate 'heritage' and the hatemongering neo-Confederate movement.

Confederates in Black

In an effort to deny charges of racism, the neo-Confederate movement produces two black proponents of the neo-Confederate movement.

The Neo-Confederates

Mainstream neo-Confederate organizations generally share goals of preserving 'Southern' culture, but many in these groups share cross-membership with racist organizations such as the white supremacist League of the South.

White Lies

Brooks D. Simpson, a leading Civil War historian, debunks many of the myths of the old South being circulated by neo-Confederate ideologues.

Coloring Crime

The Color of Crime, a booklet by white separatist Jared Taylor, uses faulty analysis in its claims that whites are overwhelmingly victimized by blacks.

Clearing the Government

An independent counsel and a federal jury both find that the U.S. is not responsible for the deaths in Waco.

Briefs

Taste for Topless Topples Michigan Fugitive

Militia Crimes
Fugitive militia member Paul Darland was apprehended after being recognized by a stripper in a Fort Wayne, Ind. topless nightclub.

The Klan's Mr. Clean Gets Dirty

Klan Crimes
Michael A. Cuffley, chief architect of the Klan's Adopt-A-Highway efforts in Missouri was arrested and faces charges of burglary and stealing by deceit.

Hate on Campus

University bomber convicted in racist attack
Lawrence Michael Lombardi was convicted for using pipe bombs to create explosions at historically black Florida A&M University.

Hate and the Law

Neo-Nazi's character sinks law license
Neo-Nazi leader Matthew Hale will not be allowed to practice law in Illinois after the Illinois Bar Association declared him 'morally unfit' to practice law.

Patriots For Profit

Feds probe antigovernment group in pyramid scam
Global Prosperity Group is being probed by the federal government for luring investors into a pyramid scheme. Investors are encouraged to trash their social security cards and conceal their assets abroad.

Once Again, The Turner Diaries Inspires Bloodshed

Terrorism
David Copeland sentenced for London nail bombing spree. Copeland told police that he was inspired by The Turner Diaries.

Family Values

After four years, pastor charged with kidnapping
Christian Identity pastor Gordan H. Winrod was charged with kidnapping after hiding his grandchildren from their fathers for four years.

Waning Militias

Threats of open warfare end in militiaman's arrest
Dan Shoemaker a member of the Western Illinois Militia, threatened 'open warfare' if police interfered with a planned protest in which members of the militia would carry semi-automatic weapons.

Attacking the 14th Amendment

Like other extremists, neo-Confederates are questioning the Constitutional amendment that gave blacks citizenship — but the courts have consistently rejected their arguments.