Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
4-17-2019
Abstract
Two Christian Identity churches, the Christian Revival Center and Kingdom Identity Ministries, and the mailing address for the National Director of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan are located in Harrison, Arkansas. Christian Identity churches have been recognized as hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center and are centered around racist and anti-Semitic ideologies. The Christian Revival Center is headed by Thomas Robb who is also the National Director of the KKK. Kingdom Identity Ministries is the largest producer of Christian Identity propaganda in the country. There is considerable support for the town of Harrison to retain its reputation as a town steeped in hate from the community. On the contrary, there have been several anti-hate organizations formed in this region which function to denounce the current image of Harrison and promote diversity and change. The small town was dubbed the most racist town in America by British tabloid The Daily Mirror in 2016, yet it is continuously at odds with itself.
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Recommended Citation
Chojar, Faith Ann, "The Most Racist Town in America?" (2019). Papers, Posters, and Recordings. 3.
https://knightscholar.geneseo.edu/great-day-works/3