The Rockwell Report, Nov.-Dec. 1966
Dallas, TX: American Nazi Party, 1966. An issue of the American Nazi Party's official publication, devoted to George Lincoln Rockwell's interpretation of the growing white backlash against the civil rights movement, the emergence of Black Power, and the political realignment accompanying the 1966 midterm elections. Founded in 1961 as the successor to the National Socialist Bulletin, The Rockwell Report was issued monthly or bimonthly, depending on party finances, for seven years and served as a principal vehicle for Rockwell's efforts to introduce National Socialist ideology to a broader American readership.
The lengthy title article interprets the white backlash as an incipient racial counterrevolution and argues that the American Nazi Party is uniquely positioned to exploit white resentment against the civil rights movement. Rockwell recounts his party's efforts to intervene in racial disturbances and anti-integration demonstrations, particularly in Chicago, and describes his unsuccessful appearances at universities, where students and other demonstrators repeatedly disrupted his speeches. The article also offers a revealing assessment of the Black Power movement, which Rockwell portrays as an example of militant racial solidarity that white Americans should emulate. Throughout, he advances the party's characteristic mixture of virulent antisemitism, white supremacism, anti-Communism, and conspiratorial interpretations of contemporary politics.
Of particular interest is Rockwell's discussion of the 1966 elections and his qualified admiration for segregationist politicians such as George Wallace, whose growing popularity he regards as evidence of a broader shift in white political consciousness. He also discusses the increasingly prominent racial confrontations at American universities, the radicalization of black activists, and the party's attempts to capitalize on these developments. The text is liberally illustrated with reproduced newspaper articles and photographs documenting Rockwell's appearances, confrontations with demonstrators, and the reception of his organization in the mainstream press. The rear wrapper advertises Hatenanny No. 2, a record of racist songs attributed to Rockwell and the “Coon Hunters,” reflecting the party's efforts to disseminate its propaganda through popular musical forms as well as printed literature.
Stapled wrappers (11" x 8 ½”) printed in black & green, 24 pp., illustrated. A fine, like new copy. Item #15549
Price: $175.00