PO Box 531  •  Durham,NC 27702  •  Telephone: (919) 419-8311  •  Fax: (919) 419-8315

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Anti-immigration movement gaining support

Sometimes it helps to know who's on which side of an issue:
The KKK recently held an anti-immigration rally in Russellville [AL] during which it had 20 or so people apply for membership, said Ray Larsen, imperial wizard for the National Knights of the KKK from South Bend Ind. The rally drew a crowd of more than 300 that included a mix of supporters, on-lookers, and a few dozen counter protesters.

[..]

Attacks by white supremacists and other extremists also are increasing against legal and illegal immigrants, according to a report released last month by the Anti-Defamation League.

"While most hate crimes targeting Hispanics have not been the work of the extremist groups themselves, the groups' virulent anti-Hispanic rhetoric has contributed to a broader climate of hate," the league said in a statement.

[..]

Don Black, a former KKK grand wizard who now runs the white nationalist Web site forum Stormfront, said the immigration issue has increased visits to his Web site to about 25,000 visitors a day, up by about 5,000 a day in the past couple of months.

"A lot of people are going to be attracted to our movement because of it and get a greater understanding of what we're all about because of that one issue," said Black.
The Russellville, AL website says: "Old fashioned values and pride make Russellville one of the safest places to live in the country, with crime rates well below the national average."

It's going to be a long, hot summer.
posted by R. Neal at 1:09 PM | Email this post | Post a Comment
5 Comments:
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Members of the KKK are cowards. When they attack minorities they attack them in groups. KKK members do not have the guts to fight people on their own or without a weapon. Because in the end they know they do not have the strength to act alone, when it come to attacking others.

6/05/2006 1:53 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kind of reminds you a gang now doesn't it hmm... if we are talking race here then what races are usually in gangs????? Probably not the ones in the KKK. Think before you type.

9/26/2006 1:09 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well, if you really do your research, you would know there are also white gangs on our streets. It is truly sad to see how someone can be so blind to something so simple. To me, these illegal KKK groups claim to be truly Christian but we then find them adhering to hate crimes, drugs, and other illegal activity. These orgs. might as well be called gangs.

2/08/2007 2:51 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

THE KKK IS A GROUP OF TERRORIST INSURGENTS. I DON'T BOTHER ANYONE, BUT I WILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL PROTECT MYSELF IF YOU TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO GET VIOLENT WITH ME FOR NO REASON. I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF US GOVERNMENT IS NOT ZOOMING IN ON THEM. OF COURSE A WHITE MAN, IF HE'S A KLAN MEMBER, CAN'T BE A TERRORIST, HE'S WHITE. HOWEVER, I SUGGEST NOT COMING AROUND MY DOOR WITH THAT BS.

3/06/2007 5:36 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am a white male nyc area. I am not a raciest, however we must conserve the quality and ideals of america. Slums are slums, nice communities are nice communities for a reason. The people who live there.I can tell you right now non americans hold a chip on there shoulder and do not put america first the take take take.I urge them and all to give give give, Stop taking. Be kind not arogant.

3/05/2008 6:58 PM  

Post a Comment

Return to Facing South's main page

Southern News Update

Who Are These Folks?

CHRIS KROMM blogs three days a week for Facing South. He is Executive Director of the Institute for Southern Studies and publisher of the Institute’s award-winning magazine, Southern Exposure.

R. NEAL blogs two days a week for Facing South. Based in Knoxville, TN, R. Neal formerly ran the popular blog South Knox Bubba. He is now coordinator of KnoxViews.

SUE STURGIS blogs three days a week for Facing South. The editorial coordinator of the Institute's Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch website, she is a freelance reporter who lives and works in Raleigh, NC.

Previous Posts