White separatist who spewed racial hatred dead at 82 Tom Metzger, the notorious former Ku Klux Klan leader who rose to prominence in the 1980s while promoting white separatism and stoking racial violence, has died at age 82LOS ANGELES -- Tom Metzger, the notorious former Ku Klux Klan leader who rose to prominence in the 1980s while promoting white separatism and stoking racial violence, has died at age 82. Although left penniless, Metzger continued to produce a racist newsletter for years and operated a racist hotline, taking calls personally. We had racist skinheads and anti-racist skinheads doing battle in the streets, which is sort of a precursor of antifa and the Proud Boys,” he said, referencing those involved in recent violence that have gripped the city. Tom Metzger's downfall began after he sent one of his White Aryan Resistance members to Oregon to organize a local Nazi skinhead group. Still, the racial hatred he fomented continues to this day, McElroy and Rosenthal said.

Source: ABC News November 12, 2020 21:00 UTC