New York, NY, December 21, 1998…The Council of Conservative Citizens (CCC), a racist organization recently in the news for having politicians such as Rep. Bob Barr and Sen. Trent Lott as keynote speakers at its conferences, will feature white supremacist David Duke at its next meeting, the Anti-Defamation League reported today. The National Capital (Washington, D.C.) chapter of the CCC is promoting attendance at its January 2, 1999 meeting where Duke, the former Klansman and two-time Presidential candidate, will be joined by long-time white supremacist and anti-Semite Edward Fields. Duke is currently promoting his racist and anti-Semitic autobiography, My Awakening. Fields is the publisher of "The Truth at Last," a newsletter featuring articles about Jewish control of the media and government.

"The CCC cloaks itself in the mantle of conservatism to mask its underlying racist agenda," said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director. "No one should be duped into believing they are mainstream conservatives. A look at the record clearly reveals who they are and what they really stand for."

Related Link(s):   ADL Backgrounder on the Council of Conservative Citizens   The David Duke Connection

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