Fliers From 1 Of Country's Largest KKK Groups In Cinnaminson

CINNAMINSON, NJ — One of the largest and most active white supremacist groups in the country had a presence in Cinnaminson last year, according a new report from the Anti-Defamation League.

The Loyal White Knights, one of about 35-40 groups that make up the Klu Klux Klan movement in the United States, was distributing recruitment fliers in the township as of Dec. 18, 2019, according to the report. They were also distributing flyers in Moorestown earlier in December, according to the report. Cinnaminson police have no record about the incident in question.

"Allow me to be abundantly clear that Cinnaminson Township, including our residents and municipal leaders, finds what this group stands for to be completely unacceptable, and we will not tolerate it in our community," Cinnaminson Police Chief Richard Calabrese said. "We will remain committed to ensuring that any group which promotes hate towards any of our residents is held accountable and that they understand their thoughts and actions are not welcomed in Cinnaminson Township."

It occurred two years after pro-KKK, racist and homophobic literature was found being distributed along Forklanding Road. The Loyal White Knights name was also found on those flyers.

Members of the Loyal White Knights follow a version of Klan ideology infused with neo-Nazi beliefs, according to the group’s profile on the Anti-Defamation League’s website. Based in North Carolina, it is made up of about 100 members. It was founded in 2012.

Statewide, the number of incidents involving potential hate, extremism and anti-Semitism dropped from 2018 to 2019, according to the report.

In 2019, there were 216 incidents of hate, extremism and anti-Semitism in 112 towns in New Jersey, according to the Anti-Defamation League.

The figure for 2019 decreased from the 452 incidents reported in New Jersey during 2018. But the incidents were no less concerning, the report says.

The list follows a similar report published last year by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which said 18 hate organizations are based in towns throughout the Garden State, and the number is rising. Read more: Hate Groups In NJ: Map Shows Rising Total Of Racist Organizations

The occurrences in New Jersey identified in the ADL report were among the 4,015 examples of extremist and anti-Semitic incidents that happened nationwide in 2019. The figure reported for 2019 is up almost 32 percent from the 3,052 incidents reported in 2018, according to the ADL.
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