Extremism in America
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Extremism in America: A Reader is a book edited by Lyman Tower Sargent (a professor of political science). It is a reader presenting the ideas, platforms and creeds of both left-wing and right-wing American extremists in their own words; it provides their perspective on a range of issues: racial, political, religious, and economic.
It was published by New York University Press in 1995 as a 385-page hardcover (ISBN 0-8147-7978-6) and paperback (ISBN 0-8147-8011-3).
[edit] Contents
| Chapter, Section | Text | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preface | |||
| Acknowledgments | |||
| Introduction | |||
| 1. Populism : An American Root of Both Left and Right | The Good Roads Bill | Jacob Coxey | |
| The Non-Interest-Bearing Bond Bill | |||
| Collective Ownership | Socialist Party | ||
| The Populist Party of the United States: Platform, 1984 | Populist Party | ||
| Here's Where David Duke and the Populist Party Stand on the Issues | |||
| 2. The Beginnings of the Debate in the Twentieth Century | 1936 Platform of the Union Party | Father Charles E. Coughlin | |
| 1946: For These We Work—Fight—Pray | Gerald L. K. Smith | ||
| If I Were President | |||
| If the Crusader Quits, What Happens? | |||
| Is Christian Civilization Menaced? A Fearless Answer | |||
| This Is Nationalism | |||
| 3. Rewriting the Founding Fathers A New Bill of Rights |
If Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Hancock and Mason Were Alive Today Here Is How Our Bill of Rights Would Look | Constitutional Revival | |
| A New Declaration of Independence | A Declaration and Demand for Redress of Grievances | Robert McCurry | |
| 4. Communism and Anti-Communism Communism |
The American Way to Jobs, Peace, Equal Rights and Democracy | Communist Party of America | |
| Industrial Democracy—Complete Democracy | Socialist Labor Party | ||
| Communique on the Second Congress of the MLP, USA | Marxist-Leninist Party | ||
| Anti-Communism | Political Platform of the Patriotic Party | Minutemen | |
| Practical Security Measures | |||
| Join the "Minutemen" | |||
| Beliefs and Principles of the John Birch Society | John Birch Society | ||
| Declaration Of Principles | Congress of Conservatives | ||
| 5. Race Race on the Right National Socialism |
National Socialism | George Lincoln Rockwell | |
| National Socialist World View | |||
| American Nazi Party Official Stormtrooper's Manual | American Nazi Party | ||
| What's White Power All About? | |||
| Adolf Hitler Was Elijah | Social Nationalist Aryan People's Party | ||
| American Program | American Program | ||
| Ku Klux Klan | What We Believe | United Klans of America, Inc. | |
| Ideals of a Klansman | |||
| Knights of the Ku Klux Klan | |||
| A Brief History of the Fiery Cross | Other Klan Groups | ||
| Special Rights for Black Savages? | |||
| Aryan Nations | This is Aryan Nations | Church of Jesus Christ Christian | |
| Twelve Foundation Stones to Establish a State for Our Aryan Racial Nation | Aryan Nations | ||
| The Aryan Warriors Stand | |||
| Aryan Nations Theopolitical Platform | |||
| Why What Who Where When | Christian Defense League | ||
| Other Recent Groups | Principles for a New America | American Mobilizers | |
| NAAWP | National Association for the Advancement of White People | ||
| Platform of the National States' Rights Party | National States' Rights Party | ||
| A Program for Survival | William Luther Pierce | ||
| The Lesson of Desert Storm | |||
| Whiteman's Platform | White American Resistance | ||
| Race on the Left | African People's Party Ten Point Program | African People's Party | |
| What J.O.M.O. Believes | Junta of Militant Organizations | ||
| 6. Social Concerns Family |
We Support Your Rights... | Eagle Forum | |
| Child Care: The Great Federal Kidnap Conspiracy | John Birch Society | ||
| Your Family: The Fight for America Begins at Home | |||
| Education | A Positive Program to Save Our Schools | Liberty Lobby | |
| New Education: The Radicals Are After Your Children | John Birch Society | ||
| In The Name Of Education | Committee for Positive Education | ||
| What's Wrong With Sex Education | Phyllis Schlafly | ||
| Gender Relations Libertarianism |
Government Is Women's Enemy | Association of Libertarian Feminists | |
| The Right | What the Equal Rights Amendment Means | Phyllis Schlafly | |
| What's Wrong with "Equal Rights" for Women? | |||
| A Manifesto of Men's Liberation | Men's Rights Association | ||
| The Left | C.O.Y.O.T.E.: Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics | COYOTE | |
| Draft Statements of Unity | Lavender Left | ||
| What Is FSP? | Freedom Socialist Party | ||
| 7. Economic Questions Economic Principles |
The Individualist's Manifesto | Individualists for a Rational Society | |
| Regulations: How the Government Strangles Free Enterprise | New Right Coalition | ||
| Declarations of Alteration and Reform | Committee of the States in Congress | ||
| Taxes | Must You Pay Income Tax? | Patriot Network | |
| Portrait of an American Traitor | |||
| Alternative Money Systems | The Constitutional Way —Every Citizen a Stockholder | Lord's Covenant Church | |
| A Constitutional Money System | Committee to Repeal, Rescind and Revoke the Federal Reserve Act | ||
| Report on Theft | Frontiers of Freedom | ||
| Welfare The Right |
Welfare Is Theft! | New Right Coalition | |
| The Left | NWRO Demands for the Poor Peoples Campaign | National Welfare Rights Organization | |
| Welfare Bill of Rights | |||
| 8. Intentional Communities | Statement of Purpose | The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord | |
| Who We Are | |||
| Women do Have a Part in the Days Ahead | |||
| A Church With a Standard of Truth | Church of Israel | ||
| The Duties of Christian Citizenship | |||
| For the Wise and the Prudent Only | |||
| 9. Radical Decentralization | Posse Comitatus—The Power of the People | Posse Comitatus | |
| It Is the Duty of Government to Prevent Injustice—Not to Promote It | |||
| Dear Patriot | |||
| Posse Instructions | |||
| Principles of the Left Green Network | Left Green Network | ||
| Port Huron Statement | Students for a Democratic Society | ||
| 10. Tactics | If This Be Rebellion | American Militia Organization | |
| Bibliography |
[edit] External links
- Extremism in America at Google Print.
- Extremism in America at the publisher's page.
