George Lincoln Rockwell

George Lincoln Rockwell (March 9, 1918 – August 25, 1967) was an American politician and neo-Nazi. He founded the American Nazi Party. He was born in Bloomington, Illinois.

Rockwell denied The Holocaust and believed that Martin Luther King Jr. was a tool for Jewish Communists wanting to rule the white community. He blamed the civil rights movement on the Jews.

Assassination

On August 25, 1967, Rockwell was assassinated in Arlington by John Patler at the age of 49.[1]

References
  1. E. Miller, Michael (August 21, 2017). "The Shadow of an Assassinated American Nazi Commander Hangs Over Charlottesville". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 10, 2019.(subscription needed)
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