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{{Evil Organization
{{Evil Organization
|Box title = Evil Organization
|Box title   = Evil Organization
|Image = Council of Conservative Citizens Logo.jpg
|image        = [[File:Council_of_Conservative_Cousins.jpg|thumb|291px]]
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|fullname = Council of Conservative Citizens
|fullname = Council of Conservative Citizens
|alias = CofCC<br>CCC<br>"The Uptown [[Ku Klux Klan|Klan]]"
|alias = CofCC<br>CCC<br>"The Uptown [[Ku Klux Klan|Klan]]"
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|foundation = 1985
|foundation = 1985
|headquarters = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
|headquarters = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
|commanders = [[Paul Fromm]]<br>[[Gordon Baum]] (former)
|commanders = [[Jared Taylor]]<br>[[Paul Fromm]]<br>[[Gordon Baum]] (former)
|agents = [[Byron De La Beckwith]]<br>[[Don Black]]<br>Leonard R. Wilson
|agents = [[Byron De La Beckwith]]<br>[[Don Black]]<br>[[Leonard R. Wilson]]
|skills =
|crimes = [[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Holocaust denial]]<br>Anti-[[communism]]<br>Xenophobia<br>Pro-segregation<br>[[Hate Speech|Hate speech]]<br>White supremacy<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Islamophobia]]
|goals = Restore segregation and end racial mixing (failing)
|goals = Restore segregation and end racial mixing (failing)
|crimes = [[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Holocaust denial]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Hate Speech|Hate speech]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Islamophobia]]<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>[[Misogyny]]
|type of villains = White Supremacist Hate Group}}
|type of villains = White Supremacist Hate Group
{{Quote|God is the author of racism. God is the One who divided mankind into different types. Mixing the races is rebelliousness against God.|Excerpt from the CCC's website, 2001.}}
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The '''Council of Conservative Citizens (CofCC or CCC)''' is an American [[White Power Movement|white supremacist]] organization.Founded in 1985, it advocates white nationalism, and supports some paleoconservative causes. In the organizations statement of principles, it states that they "oppose all efforts to mix the races of mankind". They have strong ties to the [[Ku Klux Klan]], as many Klansman were and are also members of the CofCC, and also have cultivated an alliance with the [[League of the South]].
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{{Quote|God is the author of [[racism]]. God is the One who divided mankind into different types. Mixing the races is rebelliousness against God.|Excerpt from the CCC's website, 2001.}}
The '''Council of Conservative Citizens (CofCC or CCC)''' is an American [[White Power Movement|white supremacist]] organization. Founded in 1985, it advocates in support of white nationalism, and supports causes that are often considered paleoconservative and far-right. In the organizations statement of principles, it states that they "oppose all efforts to mix the races of mankind". They have strong ties to the [[Ku Klux Klan]], as many Klansman were and are also members of the CofCC, and also have cultivated an alliance with the [[League of the South]].


Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, as of 2015, the group's president is Earl Holt; Jared Taylor is the group's spokesman, and [[Paul Fromm]] is its international director.
Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, as of 2015, the group's president is Earl Holt; [[Jared Taylor]] is the group's spokesman, and [[Paul Fromm]] is its international director.


They are considered apart of the broader [[Alt-Right]] movement.
==Background==
The CofCC traces its provenance to the segregationist Citizens' Councils of America, which was founded in 1954, but had slipped to obscurity by 1973. The original CofCC mailing list came from the Citizen's Council, as did several members of the CofCC Board of Directors.
The CofCC traces its provenance to the segregationist Citizens' Councils of America, which was founded in 1954, but had slipped to obscurity by 1973. The original CofCC mailing list came from the Citizen's Council, as did several members of the CofCC Board of Directors.


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Various critics describe the organization as a [[Hate Groups|hate group]]. Most conservatives do not consider it to be conservative, and believe that the organization added the word conservative to their name in order to hide their true ideology. The ''New York Times'' called it a white separatist group with a thinly veiled white supremacist agenda. The Anti-Defamation League said "Although the group claims not to be racist, its leaders traffic with other white supremacist groups". The CofCC is considered by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) to be part of the "neo-confederate movement," and organizations such as the NAACP, League of United Latin American Citizens and the Anti-Defamation League consider it a threat. Max Blumenthal has called it America's premier racist organization and elementally dangerous to America.
Various critics describe the organization as a [[Hate Groups|hate group]]. Most conservatives do not consider it to be conservative, and believe that the organization added the word conservative to their name in order to hide their true ideology. The ''New York Times'' called it a white separatist group with a thinly veiled white supremacist agenda. The Anti-Defamation League said "Although the group claims not to be racist, its leaders traffic with other white supremacist groups". The CofCC is considered by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) to be part of the "neo-confederate movement," and organizations such as the NAACP, League of United Latin American Citizens and the Anti-Defamation League consider it a threat. Max Blumenthal has called it America's premier racist organization and elementally dangerous to America.


Conservative columnist Ann Coulter has defended the group against charges of racism, stating on the basis of a viewing of their website that there is "no evidence" that the CofCC supports segregation. Coulter and [[Pat Buchanan]] are listed as being recommended columnists on the organization's official website.
Conservative columnist Ann Coulter has defended the group against charges of racism, stating on the basis of a viewing of their website that there is "no evidence" that the CofCC supports segregation. Coulter and Pat Buchanan are listed as being recommended columnists on the organization's official website.


Mass murderer [[Dylann Roof]] searched the Internet for information on "black on White crime", and the first website he found was the CofCC website. He cited its portrayal of "black on White murders" as something that radically changed him ("I have never been the same since that day"). The CofCC issued a statement on its website "unequivocally condemn[ing]" the attack, but that Roof has some "legitimate grievances" against black people. An additional statement from Earl Holt III, president of the CofCC, disavowed responsibility for the crime and stated that the group's website "accurately and honestly report black-on-white violent crime". In the days following Roof's arrest and subsequent investigation it was revealed that Holt had made campaign contributions to several conservative politicians including 2016 Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum, Scott Walker and Rand Paul, as well as Tom Cotton and Mia Love; all subsequently announced that they would return Holt's contributions or donate them to a fund for the families of Roof's victims.
Mass murderer [[Dylann Roof]] searched the Internet for information on "black on White crime", and the first website he found was the CofCC website. He cited its portrayal of "black on White murders" as something that radically changed him ("I have never been the same since that day"). The CofCC issued a statement on its website "unequivocally condemn[ing]" the attack, but that Roof has some "legitimate grievances" against black people. An additional statement from Earl Holt III, president of the CofCC, disavowed responsibility for the crime and stated that the group's website "accurately and honestly report black-on-white violent crime". In the days following Roof's arrest and subsequent investigation it was revealed that Holt had made campaign contributions to several conservative politicians including 2016 Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum, Scott Walker and Rand Paul, as well as Tom Cotton and Mia Love; all subsequently announced that they would return Holt's contributions or donate them to a fund for the families of Roof's victims.
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[[Category:Anarchist]]
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[[Category:Anti-Semitic]]
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[[Category:Anti-LGBT]]
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[[Category:Cults]]
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[[Category:KKK Members]]
[[Category:KKK Members]]
[[Category:Heretics]]
[[Category:Islamophobes]]
[[Category:Alt-right]]
[[Category:Christian Identity]]
[[Category:United States of America]]
[[Category:Modern Villains]]
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