Clark Reid Martell (born December 23, 1959) is an American
white supremacist
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and the former leader of Chicago Area SkinHeads (CASH), which was founded in 1985 by six skinheads under his leadership. This was the first organized
neo-Nazi white power skinhead
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group in the United States. The group was also called Romantic Violence, and was the first US distributor of records and tapes from the English band
Skrewdriver
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.
In June 1989, Martell was sentenced to 11 years in prison for beating up a 20-year-old woman who quit a neo-Nazi group and allegedly had black friends. He drew a swastika on the wall using her blood. While in prison, he appeared in an episode of ''Oprah'' via phone connection, stating his views on white nationalism.
References
Further reading
*Jack B. Moore, "Skinheads Shaved for Battle" – p. 75
*Mark S. Hamm, "American skinheads: the criminology and control of hate crime" – p. 5
*Stephen E. Atkins, "Encyclopedia of Modern American Extremists and Extremist Groups" – p. 13
*Karen L. Kinnear, "Gangs: a reference handbook" – p. 51
*Elinor Langer, "A Hundred Little Hitlers" – p. 187
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Kathy Marks
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Marks grew up in Manchester, England, and studied languages. A journalist since 1984, her first job was at the Reuters news agency; she has also worked for ''The ...
, Adolfo Caso, "Faces of right wing extremism" – p. 73.
*Betty A. Dobratz, Lisa K. Waldner, Tim Buzzell, "The politics of social inequality" – p. 135
*Herbert C. Covey, Scott W. Menard, Robert J. Franzese, "Juvenile gangs" – p. 64
*Betty A. Dobratz, Stephanie L. Shanks-Meile, "White power, white pride!: the white separatist movement in the United States" – p. 208, 228
*Sean Anderson, Stephen Sloan, "Historical dictionary of terrorism" – p. 460
*Louis Kontos, David Brotherton, "Encyclopedia of gangs" – p. 218
*Warren Kinsella, "Web of Hate: Inside Canada's Far Right Network" – p. 260
*Martin Durham, "White Rage: The Extreme Right and American Politics" – p. 31
*Kathleen M. Blee, "Inside Organized Racism: Women in the Hate Movement" – p. 235
External links
*Bishop, Katherine (June 13, 1988)
"Neo-Nazi Activity Is Arising Among U.S. Youth" ''New York Times''.
SPLCenter.org: Ten Who Terrify*
Leo, John (January 25, 1988)
"Behavior: A Chilling Wave of Racism" ''
Time
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1960 births
Living people
People from Billings, Montana
American neo-Nazis
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