National Association for the Advancement of White People

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The National Association for the Advancement of White People is a white nationalist political organization in the United States founded in 1980 by David Duke, former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} Its name is a takeoff on — and, some assert, a parody of — the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The group advocates white separatism and not white supremacy. It is headquartered in Metairie in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans.

The organization's views include opposition to affirmative action programs and a strong law and order stance, such as favoring the death penalty and three strikes laws. Its official slogan is: "Equal Rights For All — Special Privileges For None."

In the 1990s, Ronald Edmiston founded a chapter of the NAAWP in Hawaii and was one of the first to speak out against the Hawaiian sovereignty movement as well as state and federal policies and practices favoring Native Hawaiians. [1] Edmiston saw whites in Hawaii's society as disproportionately the victims of discrimination and crime. [2] At the time his views did not draw much support and the chapter is now defunct. Other groups and advocates, such as Kenneth R. Conklin and the Grassroot Institute, continue to advocate against what they view as race-based policies unfairly favoring Hawaiians in Hawaii.

As of January 1, 2005, the website for NAAWP now claims that it is the National Association for the Advancement of Working People.

[edit] Name controversy

Supporters of the NAAWP assert that there is a double standard: the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is seen as a civil rights organization and considered socially acceptable while the National Association for the Advancement of White People is seen as a racist organization and considered socially unacceptable. Supporters of the NAACP argue that the difference is blacks are a minority who have been persecuted and oppressed, and whites are not.

[edit] References

• Patterson, James T. Brown v. Board of Education: A civil rights milestone and its troubled legacy, Oxford University Press, USA, 2001. ISBN 0-19-512716-1

1. ^ David Duke: White Revolution on the Internet. Anti-Defamation League. Retrieved on 2006-11-13.
2. ^ A Wall of Wizards. Retrieved on 2006-11-13.
3. ^ Now and Then: On Doubting Thomas and Dissing Duke. The News & Record. AccessMyLibrary (2002-03-10). Retrieved on 2006-11-13.
4. ^ (1989-02-20) "American Notes Elections". Time Magazine. Retrieved on 2006-11-13. 
5. ^ Lee, Martin A. (2003). Insatiable. Intelligence Report. Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved on 2006-11-13.