The Racist Mind

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The Racist Mind
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AuthorRaphael S. Ezekiel
Publisher Viking
Publication date
1995
ISBN 9780670839582

The Racist Mind: Portraits of American Neo-Nazis and Klansmen is a book by Raphael S. Ezekiel. [1] It attempts to provide sociological and psychological insights into White supremacist groups, including neo-Nazi groups and the Ku Klux Klan, and their members.

Contents

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).

Contents

One: Klan Rally at Stone Mountain, Georgia
Two: Breakfast in Arkansas - Sedition Trial
Three: Aryan Nations Congress - Northern Idaho
Four: Introduction
Five: Tom Metzger: White Aryan Resistance
Six: Dave Holland: Southern White Knights
Seven: Richard Butler: Aryan Nations
Eight: Reflections
Nine: Introduction
Ten: Contact
Eleven: Paul
Twelve: Terri
Thirteen: William
Fourteen: Raymond and Rosandra
Fifteen: Francis
Sixteen: Joey, Eddie
Seventeen: Nolan
Eighteen: Reflections

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