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Association Of Georgia Klans
The Association of Georgia Klans, also known as the Associated Klans of Georgia, was a List of Ku Klux Klan organizations, Klan faction organized by Samuel Green (Klansman), Samuel Green in 1944, and led by him until his death in 1949. At its height the organization had klaverns in each of Georgia's 159 counties, as well as klaverns in Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina and Florida. It also had connections with klaverns and kleagles in Ohio and Indiana. After Green's death, however, the organization foundered as it split into different factions, was hit with a tax lien and was beset by adverse publicity. It was moribund by the time of the Supreme Court of the United States, Supreme Court's "Brown v. Board of Education, Black Monday" ruling in 1954. A second Association of Georgia Klans was formed when Charles Maddox (Ku Klux Klan), Charles Maddox led dissatisfied members out of the U.S. Klans in 1960. This group appears to have folded into James R. Venable, James Venable's National K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ku Klux Klan Organizations
Since the late 1860s, there have been many organizations that have used the title "Ku Klux Klan" or have split off from KKK groups using different names. Reconstruction Era paramilitaries During Reconstruction, there were a number of white supremacist paramilitary groups that were organized in order to resist the reconstruction measures. While the Ku Klux Klan was the most famous group, it overlapped in membership and ideology with a number of others. In some cases, they were virtually indistinguishable from each other. * Knights of the White Camelia * Ku Klux Klan * White League 1877–1914 Between the Reconstruction period, known as the Klan's "first era", and the rebirth of the modern movement in 1915, there were a handful of groups that scholars have identified as "bridges" that engaged in similar vigilante activities and introduced Klan-type organizing into areas that were untouched by Reconstruction. In some cases, small towns often had so-called "decency committees" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attorney General Of Georgia
The attorney general of Georgia is a statewide elected attorney and legal advisor for the executive branch of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. They are a constitutional officer responsible for providing opinions on legal questions concerning the state, prosecuting public corruption cases, overseeing contracts on behalf of the state, representing the state in all civil cases, in all capital felony appeals, in all cases appearing before the Supreme Court of the United States, and leading the Georgia Department of Law. They may also initiate civil or criminal actions on behalf of the State of Georgia when requested to do so by the governor. The office dates back to Georgia's colonial history, with the first attorney general, William Clifton, being appointed by George III, King George II in 1754. The attorney general is elected to a four-year term at the same time as elections are held for List of governors of Georgia, governor of Georgia and other offices. The curren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrightsville, Georgia
Wrightsville is a city in and the county seat of Johnson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,195 at the 2010 census, down from 2,223 at the 2000 census. By 2020, its population grew to 3,449. The city limits include Johnson State Prison on the northeast side of town. Wrightsville is part of the Dublin Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Wrightsville in 1866. The community was named after John B. Wright, a town promoter. Geography Wrightsville is located west of the center of Johnson County at (32.725126, -82.720289). U.S. Route 319 passes through the city center on Elm Street; it leads northeast to Bartow and southwest to Dublin. State Routes 15 and 57 also pass through the center of Wrightsville. SR-15 leads north to Sandersville and southeast to Adrian, while SR-57 leads west to Irwinton and southeast to Swainsboro. According to the United States Census Bureau, Wrightsville has a total area of , of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melvin E
Melvin is a masculine given name and surname, likely a variant of Melville and a descendant of the French surname de Maleuin and the later Melwin. It may alternatively be spelled as Melvyn or, in Welsh, Melfyn and the name Melivinia or Melva may be used a feminine form. Of Norman French origin, originally Malleville, which translates to "bad town," it likely made its way into usage in Scotland as a result of the Norman conquest of England. It came into use as a given name as early as the 19th century, in English-speaking populations. As a name Given name Academics * Melvin Calvin (1911–1997), American chemist who discovered the Calvin cycle * Melvin Day (1923–2016), New Zealand artist and art historian * Melvin Hochster (born 1943), American mathematician * Melvin Konner (born 1946), Professor of Anthropology * Melvin Schwartz (1932–2006), American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1988 * Melvin Alvah Traylor, Jr. (1915–2008), American ornithologist B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German American Bund
The German American Bund, or the German American Federation (, ''Amerikadeutscher Volksbund'', AV), was a German-American Nazi organization which was established in 1936 as a successor to the Friends of New Germany (FONG, FDND in German) and disbanded in 1941. The organization chose its new name in order to emphasize its American credentials after the press accused it of being unpatriotic. The Bund was allowed to consist only of American citizens of German descent. Its main goal was to promote a favorable view of Nazi Germany. History Friends of New Germany In May 1933, Nazi Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess gave German immigrant and German Nazi Party member Heinz Spanknöbel authority to form an American Nazi organization. Shortly thereafter, with help from the German consul in New York City, Spanknöbel created the Friends of New Germany by merging two older organizations in the United States, Gau-USA and the Free Society of Teutonia, which were both small groups with only a fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stetson Kennedy
William Stetson Kennedy (October 5, 1916 – August 27, 2011) was an American author, folklorist and human rights activist. One of the pioneer folklore collectors during the first half of the 20th century, he is remembered for having infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s, exposing its secrets to authorities and the outside world. His actions led to the 1947 revocation by the state of Georgia of the Klan's national corporate charter. Kennedy wrote or co-wrote ten books. Childhood and education William Stetson Kennedy, commonly known as Stetson Kennedy, was born on October 5, 1916, in the Springfield neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida to Willye Stetson and George Wallace Kennedy. A descendant of signers of the United States Declaration of Independence, Declaration of Independence, Kennedy came from a wealthy, Southern aristocracy, aristocratic Southern family with relatives including John Batterson Stetson, founder of the John B. Stetson Company, Stetson hat empire and namesak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entryism
Entryism (also called entrism, enterism, infiltration, a French Turn, boring from within, or boring-from-within) is a political strategy in which an organization or state encourages its members or supporters to join another, usually larger, organization in an attempt to expand influence and expand their ideas and program. If the organization being "entered" is hostile to entryism, the entryists may engage in a degree of subterfuge and subversion to hide the fact that they are an organization in their own right. Socialist entryism "Boring from within" One entryist strategy that took place in the United States is called the "boring from within" strategy. Radical workers would join established (and often conservative) trade unions and attempt to join their leadership to shift their stances leftward. These workers were called "borers". Boring was opposed by radical workers who supported dual unionism, where radical unions would attempt to win over workers and firm-level union lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic Intelligence agency, intelligence and Security agency, security service of the United States and Federal law enforcement in the United States, its principal federal law enforcement agency. An agency of the United States Department of Justice, the FBI is a member of the United States Intelligence Community, U.S. Intelligence Community and reports to both the United States Attorney General, attorney general and the Director of National Intelligence, director of national intelligence. A leading American counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and criminal investigative organization, the FBI has jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of Federal crime in the United States, federal crimes. Although many of the FBI's functions are unique, its activities in support of national security are comparable to those of the British MI5 and National Crime Agency, NCA, the New Zealand Government Communications Security ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Bureau Of Investigation
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is the state bureau of investigation of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is an independent, statewide agency that provides assistance to Georgia's criminal justice system in the areas of criminal investigations, forensic laboratory services, and computerized criminal justice information. Its headquarters is located in unincorporated DeKalb County, near Decatur and in Greater Atlanta. Organization The agency is divided into several parts: * Division of Forensic Sciences (DOFS) - Established in 1952 and furnishes scientific support to the Criminal Justice System of Georgia. * Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) - Established in 1973 providing round-the-clock access to needed information. * Investigative Division - Headed by the deputy director for Investigations with 400 employees, working in Regional Offices, Regional Drug Enforcement Offices and other work units that provide specialized services in criminal investigations. Spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For-profit
Business is the practice of making one's living or making money by producing or buying and selling products (such as goods and services). It is also "any activity or enterprise entered into for profit." A business entity is not necessarily separate from the owner and the creditors can hold the owner liable for debts the business has acquired except for limited liability company. The taxation system for businesses is different from that of the corporates. A business structure does not allow for corporate tax rates. The proprietor is personally taxed on all income from the business. A distinction is made in law and public offices between the term business and a company (such as a corporation or cooperative). Colloquially, the terms are used interchangeably. Corporations are distinct from sole proprietors and partnerships. Corporations are separate and unique legal entities from their shareholders; as such they provide limited liability for their owners and members. Corpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulton County, Georgia
Fulton County is a county in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,066,710, making it the state's most populous county. Its county seat and most populous city is Atlanta, the state capital. About 90% of the city of Atlanta is within Fulton County; the remaining portion is in DeKalb County, Georgia, DeKalb County. Fulton County is the principal county of the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell metropolitan statistical area. History Fulton County was created in 1853 from the western half of DeKalb County, Georgia, DeKalb County. It was named in honor of Robert Fulton, the man who created the first commercially successful steamboat in 1807. After the American Civil War, there was considerable violence against freedmen in the county. During the post-Reconstruction period, violence and the number of Lynching in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Hooper
Frank Arthur Hooper (April 21, 1895 – February 11, 1985) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Education and career Born in Americus, Georgia, Hooper attended Henry W. Grady High School (then Boys High School) in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended the George School of Technology (now the Georgia Institute of Technology) and then received a Bachelor of Laws and a Master of Laws from Atlanta Law School. He read law in 1916. He was a law clerk for Judge Walter F. George of the Georgia Court of Appeals from 1917 to 1919. He was a United States Naval Reserve Lieutenant in 1919. He was in private practice of law in Atlanta from 1919 to 1943. He was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1925 to 1928. He was a Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals in 1933. He was an instructor at Atlanta Law School from 1934 to 1943. He was an assistant city attorney of Atlanta from 1940 to 1943. He was a Judge of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
