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'''Jeff Berry''' (died May 31, 2013, age 64), former leader of the American Knights of the [[Ku Klux Klan]] in [[Butler, Indiana]], was sentenced to seven years in prison on December 4, 2001 for conspiracy to commit criminal confinement with a deadly weapon. The charges stemmed from a 1999 incident in which Berry refused to allow a local reporter and a photographer to leave his home following an interview.<ref>[http://www.fbi.gov/publications/terror/terror2000_2001.htm Leader of the American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan sentenced]</ref>
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'''Jeffery Lynn Berry''' ({{circa|1949}} – May 31, 2013) was the leader of the American Knights of the [[Ku Klux Klan]] in [[Newville, Indiana]]. He was sentenced to seven years in prison on December 4, 2001, for conspiracy to commit criminal confinement with a deadly weapon. The charges stemmed from a 1999 incident in which Berry refused to allow a local reporter and a photographer to leave his home following an interview.<ref>[https://www.fbi.gov/publications/terror/terror2000_2001.htm Leader of the American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan sentenced]</ref>
In an interview, Berry identified himself as the Klan's "national imperial wizard.
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<ref>[http://liberator.net/articles/KKKJeffBerry.html Berry says he is Klan's 'national imperial wizard]</ref> In a book written by his former assistant and now former Klansman, Brad Thompson, Berry's Klan is described as "a gigantic financial rip-off designed to line the pockets of its top leadership."<ref>Thompson, Brad and worth Weller. ''Under the Hood: Unmasking the Modern Ku Klux Klan.''</ref>
He later left the Klan 6 months after [[Jacob Holdt]], a Danish Photographer, made a documentary with him about racism. [http://www.american-pictures.com/video/kkk.on.the.road/kkk-road-us.htm]
After leaving the Klan, Berry was assaulted physically by other Klan members which resulted in him becoming blind and invalid.


==Books==
==Leadership==
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In an interview, Berry identified himself as the Klan's "national imperial wizard".<ref>[http://liberator.net/articles/KKKJeffBerry.html Berry says he is Klan's 'national imperial wizard]</ref> In a book written by his former assistant and now former Klansman, Brad Thompson, Berry's Klan was described as "a gigantic financial rip-off designed to line the pockets of its top leadership".<ref>Thompson, Brad and worth Weller. ''Under the Hood: Unmasking the Modern Ku Klux Klan''.</ref>


Berry later left the Klan six months after [[Jacob Holdt]], a Danish photographer, produced a documentary with him about [[racism]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.american-pictures.com/video/kkk.on.the.road/kkk-road-us.htm|title=Jacob and the Ku Klux Klan - on the road with a Ku Klux Klan leader}}</ref> After leaving the Klan, Berry was physically assaulted by other Klan members, including his son, who believed that Berry had betrayed his race. This assault resulted in him becoming blind and an invalid.
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* Thompson, Brad and Worth Weller. ''Under The Hood: Unmasking the Modern Ku Klux Klan'' ISBN 978-0-9668231-0-3 Thompson is the former Indiana 'grand dragon' of the American Knights of the [[Ku Klux Klan]]. Weller is a journalist.

==Books==
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* Thompson, Brad and Worth Weller. ''Under The Hood: Unmasking the Modern Ku Klux Klan'' {{ISBN|978-0-9668231-0-3}}. Thompson is the former Indiana "grand dragon" of the American Knights of the [[Ku Klux Klan]]. Weller is a journalist.


==Death==
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On June 7, 2013, the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] reported that Berry had died from lung cancer, on May 31, 2013 in a hospital in [[Cook County, Illinois]].<ref>[http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/06/07/jeff-berry-former-klan-leader-dies-at-64/ Jeff Berry, Former Klan Leader, Dies at 64]</ref>
On June 7, 2013, the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] reported that Berry had died from lung cancer, on May 31, 2013, at a hospital in [[Cook County, Illinois]]. He was 64.<ref>[http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2013/06/07/jeff-berry-former-klan-leader-dies-at-64/ Jeff Berry, Former Klan Leader, Dies at 64]</ref>


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* [http://www.kukluxklan.info/KKK.prisoner.of.love.not.hate.htm A prisoner of love, not hate] by anti-racism activism [[Jacob Holdt]], asserting Berry was innocent and covering up for a relative of his.
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Latest revision as of 18:40, 27 October 2024

For other people named Jeff Berry, see Jeff Berry (disambiguation).

Jeffery Lynn Berry (c. 1949 – May 31, 2013) was the leader of the American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in Newville, Indiana. He was sentenced to seven years in prison on December 4, 2001, for conspiracy to commit criminal confinement with a deadly weapon. The charges stemmed from a 1999 incident in which Berry refused to allow a local reporter and a photographer to leave his home following an interview.[1]

Leadership

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In an interview, Berry identified himself as the Klan's "national imperial wizard".[2] In a book written by his former assistant and now former Klansman, Brad Thompson, Berry's Klan was described as "a gigantic financial rip-off designed to line the pockets of its top leadership".[3]

Berry later left the Klan six months after Jacob Holdt, a Danish photographer, produced a documentary with him about racism.[4] After leaving the Klan, Berry was physically assaulted by other Klan members, including his son, who believed that Berry had betrayed his race. This assault resulted in him becoming blind and an invalid.

Books

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  • Thompson, Brad and Worth Weller. Under The Hood: Unmasking the Modern Ku Klux Klan ISBN 978-0-9668231-0-3. Thompson is the former Indiana "grand dragon" of the American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Weller is a journalist.

Death

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On June 7, 2013, the Southern Poverty Law Center reported that Berry had died from lung cancer, on May 31, 2013, at a hospital in Cook County, Illinois. He was 64.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Leader of the American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan sentenced
  2. ^ Berry says he is Klan's 'national imperial wizard
  3. ^ Thompson, Brad and worth Weller. Under the Hood: Unmasking the Modern Ku Klux Klan.
  4. ^ "Jacob and the Ku Klux Klan - on the road with a Ku Klux Klan leader".
  5. ^ Jeff Berry, Former Klan Leader, Dies at 64
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