Posted on Apr 27, 2018
How America's White Power Movement Coalesced After The Vietnam War
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Belew, who has spent more than 10 years studying America's White Power movement, traces the movement's rise to the end of the Vietnam War, and the feeling among some "white power" veterans that the country had betrayed them.
How America's White Power Movement Coalesced After The Vietnam War
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Racism
Vietnam War
American History
Culture
Society
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Looks like a book for my library. Living in the Pacific Northwest for 20 years, and most of that (1987-2004) I saw a lot of "white supremacy" activity around me, specifically Aryan Nations, led by Richard Butler, plus some other groups. Butler and a few followers even came into a gun store I worked at. Some scary dudes.
Folks seem to think either they are no danger, or they don't exist. Believe me, they exist and they are dangerous.
I think this lady has it right to a degree. The effects of the Viet Nam war added to the issue, but they have always been there and still are.
Folks seem to think either they are no danger, or they don't exist. Believe me, they exist and they are dangerous.
I think this lady has it right to a degree. The effects of the Viet Nam war added to the issue, but they have always been there and still are.
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The Bruce Springsteen song, "Born in the USA", describes some of the motivations and frustrations of the bitter Vietnam veterans...
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