The Racist Mind
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The Racist Mind: Portraits of American Neo-Nazis and Klansmen
is a book by Raphael S. Ezekiel. It attempts to provide sociological and psychological insights into White supremacist groups and their members.
The book is divided into three parts: "Gatherings" (relating the author's attendance at rallies, trials, and congresses), "National Leaders" (Tom Metzger
, Dave Holland
, and Richard Butler
), and "Detroit" (portraits of the members of a neo-Nazi group).
It was published by Viking Press
in 1995 (hardcover, 368 pages, ISBN 0-670-83958-2); it was reprinted in paperback by Penguin
in 1996 (ISBN 0-14-023449-7).
Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK and informally known as the Klan, is the name of three distinct past and present far-right organizations in the United States, which have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration, historically...
is a book by Raphael S. Ezekiel. It attempts to provide sociological and psychological insights into White supremacist groups and their members.
The book is divided into three parts: "Gatherings" (relating the author's attendance at rallies, trials, and congresses), "National Leaders" (Tom Metzger
Tom Metzger
Thomas Metzger is an American white nationalist who founded White Aryan Resistance . His far-right activist groups, including WAR, have been monitored by the Southern Poverty Law Center, an American organization that tracks hate groups...
, Dave Holland
Dave Holland (Klansman)
Dave Holland is the founder and Grand Dragon of the Southern White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.He was among those ordered to pay restitution for organizing a demonstration that became a violent attack against a civil rights march on Jan 17, 1987. The Supreme Court upheld the decision.- External...
, and Richard Butler
Richard Girnt Butler
Richard Girnt Butler was an American aerospace engineer for Lockheed, who later became the leader of the Christian Identity white supremacist group Aryan Nations.-Biography:...
), and "Detroit" (portraits of the members of a neo-Nazi group).
It was published by Viking Press
Viking Press
Viking Press is an American publishing company owned by the Penguin Group, which has owned the company since 1975. It was founded in New York City on March 1, 1925, by Harold K. Guinzburg and George S. Oppenheim...
in 1995 (hardcover, 368 pages, ISBN 0-670-83958-2); it was reprinted in paperback by Penguin
Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large...
in 1996 (ISBN 0-14-023449-7).
Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Names and Pseudonyms
- Introduction
- Part One: Gatherings
- One: Klan Rally at Stone Mountain, GeorgiaStone Mountain, GeorgiaStone Mountain is a city in eastern DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,802 at the 2010 census. It is an outer suburb of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area.-Geography:...
- Two: Breakfast in ArkansasArkansasArkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
- Sedition Trial - Three: Aryan NationsAryan NationsAryan Nations is a white supremacist religious organization originally based in Hayden Lake, Idaho. Richard Girnt Butler founded the group in the 1970s, as an arm of the Christian Identity organization Church of Jesus Christ–Christian...
Congress - Northern IdahoIdahoIdaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
- Part Two: National Leaders
- Four: Introduction
- Five: Tom MetzgerTom MetzgerThomas Metzger is an American white nationalist who founded White Aryan Resistance . His far-right activist groups, including WAR, have been monitored by the Southern Poverty Law Center, an American organization that tracks hate groups...
: White Aryan ResistanceWhite Aryan ResistanceWhite Aryan Resistance is a neo-Nazi white separatist organization founded and led by former Ku Klux Klan leader Tom Metzger. Part of the American far right, it is based in Warsaw, Indiana and is incorporated as a business.... - Six: Dave HollandDave Holland (Klansman)Dave Holland is the founder and Grand Dragon of the Southern White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.He was among those ordered to pay restitution for organizing a demonstration that became a violent attack against a civil rights march on Jan 17, 1987. The Supreme Court upheld the decision.- External...
: Southern White Knights - Seven: Richard ButlerRichard Girnt ButlerRichard Girnt Butler was an American aerospace engineer for Lockheed, who later became the leader of the Christian Identity white supremacist group Aryan Nations.-Biography:...
: Aryan NationsAryan NationsAryan Nations is a white supremacist religious organization originally based in Hayden Lake, Idaho. Richard Girnt Butler founded the group in the 1970s, as an arm of the Christian Identity organization Church of Jesus Christ–Christian... - Eight: Reflections
- Part Three: Detroit
- Nine: Introduction
- Ten: Contact
- Eleven: Paul
- Twelve: Terri
- Thirteen: William
- Fourteen: Raymond and Rosandra
- Fifteen: Francis
- Sixteen: Joey, Eddie
- Seventeen: Nolan
- Eighteen: Reflections
- Epilogue
- Appendix: Suggested Reading
External links
- "A Look into The Racist Mind", a review by Bill Ahrens
- "An Ethnographer Looks at Neo-Nazi and Klan Groups: The Racist Mind Revisited" by Raphael S. Ezekiel in American Behavioral ScientistAmerican Behavioral ScientistAmerican Behavioral Scientist is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of Psychology. The journal's editor is Laura Lawrie. It has been in publication since 1957 and is currently published by SAGE Publications.- Scope :...
, Vol. 46, No. 1, 51-71 (2002). - Excerpt from The Racist Mind on Tom MetzgerTom MetzgerThomas Metzger is an American white nationalist who founded White Aryan Resistance . His far-right activist groups, including WAR, have been monitored by the Southern Poverty Law Center, an American organization that tracks hate groups...
, at NizkorNizkorNizkor is the names of two organizations:*Nizkor Project, an ongoing Internet-based project run by Ken McVay which is dedicated to countering Holocaust denial....
. - "In the Land of Hate: Raphael Ezekiel explores America's racist subcultures" by Ken Gewertz in Harvard GazetteHarvard GazetteThe Harvard Gazette is the official newspaper of Harvard University, and highlights faculty research, administrative staff, students, and events....
, April 11, 1996.