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KKK leader Dan Burros 1965 suicide death...
KKK leader Dan Burros 1965 suicide death...
Item # 721256
October 31, 1965
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 31, 1965
* John Burros suicide death
* Grand Dragon of the KKK
* Ku Klux Klan of New York
* American Nazi Party leader
* Jewish ancestry made public
Near the bottom of the front page is a four column heading: "State Klan Leader Hides secret of Jewish Origin" Lengthy report continues inisde with photo. (see images) It was this particular article that drove him to suicide on the same day.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete with 100+ pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
AI notes: Dan Burros was a Jewish American who became infamously involved in extremist hate groups, joining the American Nazi Party and later the Ku Klux Klan’s United Klans of America, despite the fact that both organizations were virulently anti-Semitic. His life embodied a stark contradiction: a man actively participating in movements dedicated to the persecution of people like himself. Burros worked closely with these groups, even holding positions of influence, while keeping his Jewish heritage a secret. In 1965, his double life was exposed by The New York Times, which revealed his background to the public, prompting him to commit suicide shortly afterward. His story is often cited as an extreme example of self-hatred, the psychological complexities behind extremist behavior, and the destructive consequences of hate-driven ideologies.
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