What is American Nazi Party?
[[File:Flag of the American Nazi Party (1960s-2015).svg|right|250px]] The '''American Nazi Party''' (ANP) is an [[United States|American]] [[neo-Nazism|neo-Nazi]] [[political parties in the United States|political party]]. It was founded by [[George Lincoln Rockwell]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The American Nazi Party and Related Groups|publisher=mtsu.edu|url=https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1172/american-nazi-party-and-related-groups|accessdate=May 21, 2021}}</ref> The original name of this [[organization]] was '''World Union of Free National Socialists''' (WUFENS). The WUFENS [[headquarters]] was in [[Arlington, Virginia]]. It was renamed to American Nazi Party in 1960. The party is based on the ideals and policies of [[Adolf Hitler]]'s [[Nazi Party]] in [[Germany]] during the [[Nazi Germany|Nazi era]].<ref>{{cite document|title=The Nazi International|publisher=The Southern Poverty Law Center|url=https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2001/nazi-international|accessdate=May 21, 2021}}</ref> On August 25, 1967, after Rockwell left a laundromat, he was shot by a former follower named [[John Patler]] as Rockwell was getting into his vehicle. Rockwell was later pronounced dead.<ref>{{cite news|title=1967 American Hitler Shot Dead|publisher=The BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/25/newsid_3031000/3031928.stm|accessdate=May 21, 2021}}</ref> == Notable former members == *[[David Duke]] was a member before he went on to establish the Knights of the [[Ku Klux Klan]] organization{{sfn|Green|Stabler|2015|page=390}} *[[Frank Collin]], founder of the [[National Socialist Party of America]] *[[James Mason (neo-Nazi)|James Mason]], former convict, author, associate of [[Charles Manson]] *[[Joseph Tommasi]], founder of the [[National Socialist Liberation Front]] *[[Kurt Saxon]] (author of ''[[The Poor Man's James Bond]]'') *[[William Luther Pierce]] (founder of the [[National Alliance (United States)|National Alliance]]) ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Ne