Belew 2018

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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