Rebels With a Cause

Issue Number:

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

Neo-Confederates Insist Flag Fly Over South Carolina Statehouse

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

League of the South Considers ‘Black Spring Break’ in Biloxi a Call to Arms

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.

Kirk Lyons Steps Up As Leader of Neo-Confederate Movement

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

League of the South Remembers the ‘Good Old Days’

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

Neo-Confederates Growing Political Presence Editorial By Mark Potok, Senior Fellow The relationships between Confederate 'heritage' and the hatemongering neo-Confederate movement.	Black Neo-Confederate H.K. Edgerton Discusses Beliefs 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.	Arizona State Professor Brooks D. Simpson Discusses Neo-Confederate Movement Brooks D. Simpson, a leading Civil War historian, debunks many of the myths of the old South being circulated by neo-Confederate ideologues.
Color of Crime Booklet by Jared Taylor Popular on Radical Right The Color of Crime, a booklet by white separatist Jared Taylor, uses faulty analysis in its claims that whites are overwhelmingly victimized by blacks.	Conspiracy Mongers Continue to Denounce Government’s Role in Waco 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.

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