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Podcasts Take Two
White Supremacy in the US and the Council of Conservative Citizens
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Jun 22, 2015
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White Supremacy in the US and the Council of Conservative Citizens
Richard Cohen, president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate crimes, tells more about the group and white supremacy in the US.
A photo from the website "The Last Rhodesian" appears to show the Charleston church shooting suspect. The website contains a lengthy racist manifesto.
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Richard Cohen, president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate crimes, tells more about the group and white supremacy in the US.

The FBI continues to investigate a manifesto allegedly written by Dylann Roof, the suspected gunman in the Charleston church shooting. 

In a lengthy essay, Roof identifies himself as a white nationalist and says he was "truly awakened" to his beliefs after reading the online propaganda of the Council of Conservative Citizens.

Richard Cohen, president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate crimes, tells more about the group, and the overall presence of white supremacists in the U.S.