Race war
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Race war is a term referring to developing hostilities between ethnic groups divided on the basis of racial group or skin color. The term may refer to specific violent
acts or to general overt or covert hostilities between ethnic groups; compare ethnic conflict.
and his "Family" were inspired in part by Manson's prediction of Helter Skelter
, an apocalyptic race war.
is a novel
written in 1978
by William Luther Pierce
(former leader of the white Nationalist organization National Alliance) under the pseudonym
"Andrew Macdonald". The Turner Diaries
depicts a violent revolution in the United States
which leads to the overthrow of the United States federal government
, nuclear war, and, ultimately, to a race war leading to the extermination
of all Jews and non-whites. The book was called "explicitly racist and anti-Semitic" by The New York Times
and has been labeled the "bible of the racist right" by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
.
African American
actor LeVar Burton
published in 1997 a science fiction
novel
called Aftermath about a future civil war in the United States
which began about 2020 and evolved into a race war. The novel takes place in about the year 2025 and is about the aftermath of this war.
Violence
Violence is the use of physical force to apply a state to others contrary to their wishes. violence, while often a stand-alone issue, is often the culmination of other kinds of conflict, e.g...
acts or to general overt or covert hostilities between ethnic groups; compare ethnic conflict.
Manson
The murders perpetrated by Charles MansonCharles Manson
Charles Milles Manson is an American criminal who led what became known as the Manson Family, a quasi-commune that arose in California in the late 1960s. He was found guilty of conspiracy to commit the Tate/LaBianca murders carried out by members of the group at his instruction...
and his "Family" were inspired in part by Manson's prediction of Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter (Manson scenario)
The murders perpetrated by members of Charles Manson's "Family" were inspired in part by Manson's prediction of Helter Skelter, an apocalyptic war he believed would arise from tension over racial relations between blacks and whites...
, an apocalyptic race war.
Fictional scenarios
The Turner DiariesThe Turner Diaries
The Turner Diaries is a novel written in 1978 by William Luther Pierce under the pseudonym "Andrew Macdonald"...
is a novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
written in 1978
1978 in literature
The year 1978 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*The Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year, a humorous award given annually to books with unusual titles is created. The first winner was Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Nude...
by William Luther Pierce
William Luther Pierce
William Luther Pierce III was the leader of the white separatist National Alliance organization, and one of the most important ideologists of the white nationalist movement. Pierce originally worked as an assistant professor of physics at Oregon State University, before he became involved in...
(former leader of the white Nationalist organization National Alliance) under the pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
"Andrew Macdonald". The Turner Diaries
The Turner Diaries
The Turner Diaries is a novel written in 1978 by William Luther Pierce under the pseudonym "Andrew Macdonald"...
depicts a violent revolution in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
which leads to the overthrow of the United States federal government
Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States is the national government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that is the United States of America. The federal government comprises three distinct branches of government: a legislative, an executive and a judiciary. These branches and...
, nuclear war, and, ultimately, to a race war leading to the extermination
Genocide
Genocide is defined as "the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group", though what constitutes enough of a "part" to qualify as genocide has been subject to much debate by legal scholars...
of all Jews and non-whites. The book was called "explicitly racist and anti-Semitic" by The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
and has been labeled the "bible of the racist right" by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...
.
African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
actor LeVar Burton
LeVar Burton
Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, Jr. , professionally known as LeVar Burton, is an American actor, director, producer and author who first came to prominence portraying Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC television miniseries Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley...
published in 1997 a science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
called Aftermath about a future civil war in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
which began about 2020 and evolved into a race war. The novel takes place in about the year 2025 and is about the aftermath of this war.