Frazier Glenn Miller Jr., founder of the Carolina Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
(KKK) and former KKK Grand Dragon, died in a Kansas prison last week whe


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KKK Grand Dragon Convicted Of Murder Dies In Kansas Prison

 

(New York, N.Y.) – Frazier Glenn Miller Jr., founder of the Carolina Knights
of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and former KKK Grand Dragon,died
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Kansas prison last week where he was serving a sentence for capital murder and
assault and firearms convictions. Miller was sentenced to death after he shot
and killed three people, including a child, at a Kansas Jewish Community Center
in 2014. An avowed antisemite, Miller testified that the purpose of the murders
was to stop “the Jewish genocide against the white race.” When he was sentenced
to death by a Kansas court in 2015, Miller responded, “Heil Hitler.”

 

In January, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) released new resources
evaluating the historical aspects of antisemitism and its modern
manifestations. In CEP’sAntisemitism: A History
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andAntisemitism Resurgent: Manifestations Of Antisemitism In The 21st Century
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reports, CEP outlined information for understanding modern antisemitism and
its resurgence in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. According to
the FBI’sHate Crime Statistics, 2019
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motivated by antisemitism rose by14 percent year-over-year
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. The 953 recorded incidents targeting Jews is more than five times greater
than incidents motivated by animus toward any other religious group. Pew
Researchestimates
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that 2.4 percent of U.S. adults identify as Jewish.

 

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America’s best-known and oldest hate group. Though influential among U.S. hate
groups, its power and standing has declined dramatically in the decades since
its peak years of millions-strong membership. In fact, the KKK is no longer a
single, cohesive organization, having splintered into at least four main
offshoots and dozens of smaller factions, all of which identify as members of
“the Klan” and incorporate “Klan” in their group names. The KKK has also
attracted “vast numbers of sympathizers” due to its geographical diffusion
across 41 states and historical notoriety, according to the Southern Poverty
Law Center.

 

To read CEP’s report Antisemitism: A History, please click here
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To read CEP’s report Antisemitism Resurgent: Manifestations Of Antisemitism In
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To read CEP’s Ku Klux Klan resource, please click here
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