Rise Of White Supremacism

White gangs or more formally known as “white supremacist” were not always associated with organized crime. Early white gangs were oriented around motorcycle gangs such as the Hells Angels. Today's motorcycle gangs are not considered street gangs but, rather, organized crime groups. It was not until the late 1980s that the “Skinheads” were identified as the primary source of white street gang violence in the states. They were characterized by their shaven heads, white-supremacy philosophy, and were factionalized and unorganized. In the 1960s, the Ku Klux Klan was the most infamous hate group. They had an estimated 40,000 members by 1965. But by the end of the 1970s, the majority of white supremacists belonged to organizations other than the Klan. In 1979, founder Richard Butler convened the first Aryan Nations World Congress on his property in Hayden, Idaho and attracted Klan and neo-Nazi leaders from the US, Canada and Europe, who gathered to exchange ideas and strategies. The Ku Klux Klan was overshadowed in the late 1990s and early 2000s by growing neo-Nazi activity and since transformed themselves from a violent vanguard into a sophisticated political movement with a significant constituency. However, by 2005 neo-Nazi groups had fallen on hard times, with many groups collapsing or fragmenting. This collapse has helped create a rise of racist skinhead activity, but has also provided new opportunities for Klan groups.

The philosophy of white gangs is very simple. “White Supremacy is an ideology that believes the United States government is controlled by a conspiratorial cabal of non-whites or Jews or a combination of both.” They encourage this philosophy through terror and/or violence and, also by becoming more politically activ...

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