New York Magazine - USA (2019-12-23)

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Oc tober 5

Somerset County, NJ

The Grand Dragon

of the Loyal White

Knights of the

KKK for New York,

New Jersey, and

Connecticut

“i’ll be honest with you, we don’t have

as many members as they do down in North

Carolina or South Carolina,” said the Grand

Dragon of the Loyal White Knights of the

KKK for New York, New Jersey, and Con-

necticut, photographed here in his home.

Since first joining the Klan in the 1970s, he

has been a member of Aryan Nations, the

National Alliance, and the Imperial Klans

of America. According to the Southern Pov-

erty Law Center, KKK membership has

declined in America even while the indus-

try of hate has thrived, fueled by the next

generation of white supremacists who have

aligned with newer alt-right and white-

nationalist organizations (the kind whose

members carry tiki torches and wear khakis

instead of hoods). White supremacists,

white nationalists, and neo-Nazis overlap

with self-described “identitarians” like the

American Identity Movement, fascists like

the Patriot Front, ethno-survivalists like the

Shield Wall Network, white-power fight

clubs like the Rise Above Movement, and

“anti–white guilt” provocateurs like the

Proud Boys. Sometimes even they have a

hard time describing how their ideologies

differ.

reporting by james d. walsh

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Oc tober 5

Somerset County, NJ

The Grand Dragon

of the Loyal White

Knights of the

KKK for New York,

New Jersey, and

Connecticut

“i’ll be honest with you, we don’t have
as many members as they do down in North
Carolina or South Carolina,” said the Grand
Dragon of the Loyal White Knights of the
KKK for New York, New Jersey, and Con-
necticut, photographed here in his home.
Since first joining the Klan in the 1970s, he
has been a member of Aryan Nations, the
National Alliance, and the Imperial Klans
of America. According to the Southern Pov-
erty Law Center, KKK membership has
declined in America even while the indus-
try of hate has thrived, fueled by the next
generation of white supremacists who have
aligned with newer alt-right and white-
nationalist organizations (the kind whose
members carry tiki torches and wear khakis
instead of hoods). White supremacists,
white nationalists, and neo-Nazis overlap
with self-described “identitarians” like the
American Identity Movement, fascists like
the Patriot Front, ethno-survivalists like the
Shield Wall Network, white-power fight
clubs like the Rise Above Movement, and
“anti–white guilt” provocateurs like the
Proud Boys. Sometimes even they have a
hard time describing how their ideologies
differ.

reporting by james d. walsh