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*Southern Poverty Law Center banned paramilitary training, further fueled this movement | *Southern Poverty Law Center banned paramilitary training, further fueled this movement | ||
*Shared acts of violence, such as the harassment of Vietnamese refugees tied members together to share a common purpose | *Shared acts of violence, such as the harassment of Vietnamese refugees tied members together to share a common purpose | ||
'''Beams Creation of His Own Group''' | |||
*In 1968, he joined the United Klans of America, but left due to the governments interference | *In 1968, he joined the United Klans of America, but left due to the governments interference | ||
*He searched for other opportunities, exploring five options, but they each had a problem that made them not desirable to join according to Beam | *He searched for other opportunities, exploring five options, but they each had a problem that made them not desirable to join according to Beam | ||
*Instead he created his own group | *Instead he created his own group | ||
*The Vietnam war was utilized as the basis of his actions and narrative | |||
**He believed the war wasn't over when he returned home in America, which he used as a excuse for his violent actions | |||
*In 1975 he affiliated his independent Klan with the Knights of the Klu Klux Klan | |||
Revision as of 17:44, 17 March 2024
Main Argument:
Intro:
Chapter 2: Building the Underground
- Louis Beam in 1977 purchased 50 acres of swampland using the Texas Veterans Land Board Grant
- He created a training facility which transformed Klansmen into Soldiers
- Curating a paramilitary that was unified by a white power movement, would implement various methods to target undocumented immigrants such as a Klan border watch
- Southern Poverty Law Center banned paramilitary training, further fueled this movement
- Shared acts of violence, such as the harassment of Vietnamese refugees tied members together to share a common purpose
Beams Creation of His Own Group
- In 1968, he joined the United Klans of America, but left due to the governments interference
- He searched for other opportunities, exploring five options, but they each had a problem that made them not desirable to join according to Beam
- Instead he created his own group
- The Vietnam war was utilized as the basis of his actions and narrative
- He believed the war wasn't over when he returned home in America, which he used as a excuse for his violent actions
- In 1975 he affiliated his independent Klan with the Knights of the Klu Klux Klan