The secret war against hate : American resistance to antisemitism and White supremacy / Steven J. Ross.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ross, Steven Joseph, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

White supremacy movements--United States--History.

White supremacy movements.

Anti-fascist movements--United States--History.

Anti-fascist movements.

Anti-racism--United States--History.

Anti-racism.

Antisemitism--United States--History.

Antisemitism.

Jews--Violence against--United States.

Jews.

Racism--United States--History.

Racism.

African Americans--Violence against.

African Americans.

United States--Race relations--History--20th century.

United States.

United States--Race relations--History--21st century.

Genre:

Informational works.

Physical Description:

xx, 392 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Other Title:

American resistance to antisemitism and White supremacy

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"Americans today like to believe that the end of World War II brought a new era of tolerance in the United States. But antisemitism and racism actually increased after the war's end. Violence broke out in cities across the country, and the number of organized hate groups more than doubled from 1940 to 1946. In this shocking account of a resurgence of White Supremacy in America, celebrated historian Steven J. Ross reveals how four key leaders -- Emory Burke, J. B. Stoner, James Madole, and George Lincoln Rockwell -- set out to "finish the job Hitler had begun," launching deadly attacks on Jews and African Americans and building a network of terrorists across the United States. In response of this "war of hate," three men -- Arnold Forster of the Anti-Defamation League, George Mintzer of the American Jewish Committee, and James Sheldon of the Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi League -- along with dozens of men and women, launched a multi-pronged effort: They infiltrated, monitored, and undermined these hate groups, putting their own safety on the line and scoring important victories that, today, have been all but forgotten. Tracing the extraordinary work of these unsung heroes, The Secret War Against Hate provides a groundbreaking reconsideration of the legacy of the "Good War," and essential reading on how America today can beat hate once again and build a just and united nation" -- Jacket flap.

Contents:

Guide to Major Spymasters, Spies, Nazis, and White Supremacists

Introduction : The Good War, the Greatest Generation, and the Betrayed Generation

I : American Patriots and the Second Civil War

1 : Returning from War, Returning to War

2 : Spying on the Ku Klux Klan

3 : The Munich of America

4 : Let the Violence Begin

5 : Bringing Down the Columbians

6 : Death and Deportation

II : Nazis in New York

7 : "Kill the Jews, Save the White Race"

8 : Getting Inside the International Fascist Front

9 : Exposed!

III : New Alliances and the Age of Terror

10 : Black Monday and the Forging of a New American Fascist Front

11 : Bombs, Synagogues, Churches, and the Age of Terror

12 : The Most Media-Savvy Nazi in America

13 : Street Actions : The Battle for White Castle, the March on Washington, and Bombs in Birmingham

IV : Making America White Again

14 : Jewish Nazis, Dead Nazis, and the End of George Lincoln Rockwell

15 : Jesse Stoner, White Power, and the New Betrayed Generation

16 : The End of Spying

17 : The Last Godfather of White Supremacy

Epilogue : We've Always Been Here

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-377) and index.

Other Format:

Online version Ross, Steven Joseph Secret war against hate

ISBN:

9781635578003

1635578000

OCLC:

1514991159

Publisher Number:

90104477591