National States Rights Party — Part 1

69 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: Apr 12, 1976 · Broad topic: General · Topic: National States Rights Party · 55 pages OCR'd

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panini POE ee rey e 4 In May, 1965, the United Klans--thé largest Klan organization inthe = United states--staged a parade in Anniston, Alabama. The parade’ proceeded for ten blocks aad followed 4 two-and-one-half-hour rally in the’ city“auditorium. Featured speakers at ‘the rally weré Imperial Wizard Robert Shelton, ‘two’ Grand Dragons, and “Edward R. Fields. “The parade included three Klansmen accused of killing civil rights worker Viola Liuzzo ‘two ‘months: before near Selma, Alabama, and they received a standing ovation from the crowd of about 1,500 persons watehing the procession. . In july, 1965, five men were ‘arrested in Greenfield, Indiana, and charged with the distribution of "white supremacy literature. One was a ‘Klan member who admitted renting a Greenfield post office box for the distribution of “The Fiery Cross, " organ of the United Klans. The other four men were ‘self- admitted members of the NSRP who were 2 conducting door.to-door distribution of “The Thunderbolt. " All were cited under | an ‘Indiana. ‘State ‘“antihate" law, but no prosecutive action was taken. | B. American Nazi Party Some years ago, Fields regarded George Lincoln Rockwell, who was later to found the American Nazi Party--an anti-Semitic, anti- Negro organization-- asa top propagandist in the white supremacist movement. Rockwell had done some free-lance publicity work for the NSRP but was unable to work full time for this group because it could not afford to pay him the salary he requested. ~ 25 -

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In May, 1965, the United Klans--thé largest Klan organization inthe =
United states--staged a parade in Anniston, Alabama. The parade’ proceeded
for ten blocks aad followed 4 two-and-one-half-hour rally in the’ city“auditorium.
Featured speakers at ‘the rally weré Imperial Wizard Robert Shelton, ‘two’ Grand
Dragons, and “Edward R. Fields. “The parade included three Klansmen accused
of killing civil rights worker Viola Liuzzo ‘two ‘months: before near Selma,
Alabama, and they received a standing ovation from the crowd of about 1,500
persons watehing the procession. .

In july, 1965, five men were ‘arrested in Greenfield, Indiana, and

charged with the distribution of "white supremacy literature. One was a ‘Klan
member who admitted renting a Greenfield post office box for the distribution

of “The Fiery Cross, " organ of the United Klans. The other four men were

‘self- admitted members of the NSRP who were 2 conducting door.to-door distribution

of “The Thunderbolt. " All were cited under | an ‘Indiana. ‘State ‘“antihate" law, but
no prosecutive action was taken. |
B. American Nazi Party

Some years ago, Fields regarded George Lincoln Rockwell, who was

later to found the American Nazi Party--an anti-Semitic, anti- Negro organization--
asa top propagandist in the white supremacist movement. Rockwell had done

some free-lance publicity work for the NSRP but was unable to work full time

for this group because it could not afford to pay him the salary he requested.

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