Jeff Berry
Encyclopedia
Jeff Berry, 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.
In an interview, Berry identified himself as the Klan's "national imperial wizard.
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."
He later left the klan, which the other Klans members didn't like, so they physically assaulted Berry which resulted in him becoming blind and invalid. In 2007 Jacob Holdt
, a Danish Photographer, made a documentary with Jeff Berry: http://www.american-pictures.com/video/kkk.on.the.road/kkk-road-us.htm
Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK and informally known as the Klan, is the name of three distinct past and present far-right organizations in the United States, which have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration, historically...
in Butler, Indiana
Butler, Indiana
Butler is a city in DeKalb County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,684 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Butler is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
, 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.
In an interview, Berry identified himself as the Klan's "national imperial wizard.
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."
He later left the klan, which the other Klans members didn't like, so they physically assaulted Berry which resulted in him becoming blind and invalid. In 2007 Jacob Holdt
Jacob Holdt
Jacob Holdt is a Danish photographer, writer and lecturer. His mammoth work, American Pictures, gained international fame in 1977 for its effective photographic revelations about the hardships of America's lower classes....
, a Danish Photographer, made a documentary with Jeff Berry: http://www.american-pictures.com/video/kkk.on.the.road/kkk-road-us.htm
Books
- Thompson, Brad and Worth Weller. Under The Hood: Unmasking the Modern Ku Klux Klan ISBN 978-0966823103 Thompson is the former Indiana 'grand dragon' of the American Knights of the Ku Klux KlanKu Klux KlanKu Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK and informally known as the Klan, is the name of three distinct past and present far-right organizations in the United States, which have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration, historically...
. Weller is a journalist.