Imperial Klans of America
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The Imperial Klans of America, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan is a white supremacist organization styled after the original Ku Klux Klan. This organization holds the largest white supremacist gatherings in America every year with their Annual "Nordic Fest". They are headquartered near Dawson Springs, Kentucky with external Imperial Klan offices in Australia, Canada, England, Scotland, South Africa, South America, and throughout Europe.
The IKA claims to be the 6th era of the Ku Klux Klan headed by Ron Edwards. Members of the 6th era, as previous eras, do claim constitutional rights as part of the "Unorganized Militia". It is still defined in current U.S. Code Title 10 Section 311, that all citizens who are not in the National Guard are part of the "Unorganized Militia"; spoken of in the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. On the front page of their website KKKK.net, the IKA claims to stand upon Supreme Court decisions in favor of previous Klans.
They have been heavily targeted by the Southern Poverty Law Center who in July 2007 filed suit in Meade County, Kentucky where in July 2006, five Klansmen savagely beat Jordan Gruver, a 16-year-old boy of Panamanian descent at a Kentucky county fair.[1] Since filing the suit the SPLC has received nearly a dozen threats "promising the most dangerous threat" ever faced.[2] A July 29 letter allegedly came from Hal Turner, a white supremacist talk show host.[2]
In the recent CNN Special ** The Noose, An American Nightmare ** Radio Show Host Hal Turner was shown speaking at an event on the IKA Headquarters' grounds.
In August IKA leader Ron Edwards denied the allegations against him and asked for the case to be dismissed.[3] In February 2007, Jarred Hensley and Andrew Watkins were sentenced to three years in prison for beating Gruver.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Southern Poverty Law Center vs. Imperial Klans of America", Southern Poverty Law Center, July 25, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-09-18.
- ^ a b Klass, Kym. "Southern Poverty Law Center beefs up security", Montgomery Advertiser, August 17, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-09-18.
- ^ a b "Reputed Klan leader denies role in Meade Co. beating", Louisville Courier-Journal, August 15, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-09-18.
