Archive of Extremist Events by State: 2003
State Date    Location Event Description
AlabamaSaturday, December 13, 2003Theodore, AlabamaAnnual Klan Christmas PartySponsored by Aryan Nations Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
AlabamaSaturday, January 25, 2003Montgomery, AlabamaPro-white demonstrationSponsored by White Revolution, a white supremacist group headed by Billy Roper
ArizonaSaturday, July 26, 2003 - Sunday, July 27, 2003near Phoenix, ArizonaKlan gatheringSponsored by the Imperial Klans of America (IKA)
ArizonaFriday, November 07, 2003 - Sunday, November 09, 2003 Scottsdale, ArizonaAryan Nations RallySponsored by neo-Nazi group Aryan Nations
ArizonaFriday, December 05, 2003Tucson, ArizonaSpeech by David IrvingSpeech by British Holocaust denier, David Irving
ArizonaSaturday, December 06, 2003Phoenix, ArizonaSpeech by David IrvingSpeech by British Holocaust denier, David Irving
ArkansasSaturday, August 16, 2003Colt, Arkansas “Calling All Nations” Klan rally and cross lightingSponsored by the Aryan Nations Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
ArkansasFriday, August 29, 2003 - Sunday, August 31, 2003Harrison, ArkansasNational Klan CongressSponsored by Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
ArkansasSaturday, September 27, 2003Little Rock, ArkansasAnti-invasion demonstration Sponsored by White Revolution, a white supremacist group headed by Billy Roper, in protest to Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride, a nationwide bus tour advocating immigration law reforms
ArkansasSaturday, November 22, 2003Ft. Smith, ArkansasRegional meetingSponsored by White Revolution, a white supremacist group headed by Billy Roper
CaliforniaSaturday, August 16, 2003 - Sunday, August 17, 2003Sunnyvale, CaliforniaTax Freedom RallySponsored by Free Enterprise Society, a California-based tax protest group
Note: Speakers include Larry Becraft, Joe Banister, Pat Shannan, Robert Shulz, founder of We The People Foundation, among others
CaliforniaFriday, December 12, 2003Sacramento, CaliforniaSpeech by David IrvingSpeech by British Holocaust denier, David Irving
CaliforniaThursday, December 11, 2003San Francisco, CaliforniaSpeech by David IrvingSpeech by British Holocaust denier, David Irving
CaliforniaWednesday, December 10, 2003Orange County, CaliforniaSpeech by David IrvingSpeech by British Holocaust denier, David Irving
CaliforniaTuesday, December 09, 2003Sherman Oaks, CaliforniaSpeech by David IrvingSpeech by British Holocaust denier, David Irving
CaliforniaSaturday, September 13, 2003Southern California"Gathering of The Gods Ian Stuart Memorial Concert"White power music concert
CaliforniaSaturday, July 05, 2003Orange County, CaliforniaWhite power music concertSponsored by Hammerskin Nation Southern California
Note: Bands scheduled to play include Max Resist, Intimidation One, Youngland
CaliforniaSaturday, March 22, 2003 - Sunday, March 23, 2003 Irvine, California2003 Health & Freedom RallyConference focusing on government conspiracies, sponsored by the Freedom Law School, a tax protest group
CaliforniaSaturday, October 11, 2003 - Saturday, October 18, 2003Orange County, CaliforniaFeast of TabernaclesGathering sponsored by Orange County Assembly of Christ, not the regular Assemblies of Christ, but a congregation whose followers practice Christian Identity, a racist and anti-Semitic religion
ColoradoWednesday, August 06, 2003 - Sunday, August 10, 2003Denver, ColoradoFamily Bible CampAnnual gathering hosted by Pete Peters, leader in the racist and anti-Semitic Christian Identity movement
ColoradoSaturday, December 20, 2003Aurora, ColoradoSpeech by David IrvingSpeech by British Holocaust denier, David Irving
FloridaSaturday, March 15, 2003West Palm Beach, Florida2nd Annual Folk FestFolk festival featuring "European music, food and drink," sponsored by Aryan Loyalist Magazine, a white supremacist outfit
FloridaSaturday, August 23, 2003Southeast FloridaKlan rallySponsored by ORION Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
FloridaSaturday, November 08, 2003Homosassa, FloridaKlan gatheringSponsored by National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Realm of Florida
GeorgiaSaturday, July 19, 2003Dalton, GeorgiaAnti-immigration Klan rally Sponsored by the North Georgia White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
GeorgiaSaturday, February 22, 2003Cordele, GeorgiaKlan rallySponsored by the American White Knights
GeorgiaWednesday, November 26, 2003Atlanta, GeorgiaSpeech by David IrvingSpeech by British Holocaust denier, David Irving
GeorgiaSaturday, January 18, 2003Cumming, GeorgiaProtest against Martin Luther King, Jr. DaySponsored by Georgia chapter of the neo-Nazi National Alliance
GeorgiaSaturday, June 07, 2003Marietta, GeorgiaFree American Expo and Book FairExpo sponsored by Free American, a conspiracy-oriented magazine that focuses on anti-government and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories
GeorgiaSaturday, July 12, 2003Atlanta, GeorgiaChester Doles Benefit ConcertSponsored by United Skinheads of Atlanta to benefit incarcerated white supremacist Chester Doles
Note: Scheduled performers include Slay The Beast, Platoon 14, Definite Hate, Hammerhead and Max Resist
IdahoFriday, June 20, 2003 - Sunday, June 22, 2003Northern IdahoAryan Nations World Congress 2003Conference held by the Richard Butler/Ray Redfeairn faction of Aryan Nations
Note: Scheduled speakers include Butler & Redfeairn, Jeff Schoep, Tom Metzger
IdahoFriday, July 25, 2003 - Sunday, July 27, 2003Sandpoint, IdahoSummer ConferenceSponsored by America’s Promise Ministries, an organization whose followers practice Christian Identity, a racist and anti-Semitic religion
IdahoTuesday, December 16, 2003Moscow, IdahoSpeech by David IrvingSpeech by British Holocaust denier, David Irving
IdahoSunday, December 14, 2003Boise, IdahoAnti-gay demonstrationSponsored by virulently anti-gay activist Fred Phelps and members of his Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas
IllinoisMonday, December 22, 2003Chicago, IllinoisSpeech by David IrvingSpeech by British Holocaust denier, David Irving
IllinoisSaturday, September 27, 2003Chicago, IllinoisAnti-invasion demonstrationSponsored by White Revolution, a white supremacist group headed by Billy Roper, in protest to Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride, a nationwide bus tour advocating immigration law reforms
IndianaSaturday, October 25, 2003Martinsville, IndianaCofCC State MeetingSponsored by the Indiana Council of Conservative Citizens, a racist organization
IndianaSunday, August 24, 2003Indianapolis, Indiana White Unity RallyRally on Capitol steps sponsored by neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement (NSM)
IndianaMonday, October 13, 2003 - Wednesday, October 15, 2003Greenwood, IndianaNational Unregistered Baptist Fellowship ConferenceSponsored by the Indianapolis Baptist Temple, a member of the “unregistered church movement” that believes no church should have to follow any laws or regulations, from income tax withholding to building and fire codes
Note: Scheduled speakers include Texe Marrs
IndianaFriday, May 23, 2003 - Sunday, May 25, 2003Evansville, IndianaMedia Bypass 10th Anniversary Convention & ExpoA conference sponsored by the far-right, conspiracy-oriented, anti-Semitic publication, Media Bypass
IndianaFriday, August 01, 2003 - Sunday, August 03, 2003Osceola, IndianaWhite Pride FestSponsored by the Church of the National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Note: Scheduled speakers include Rev Ray Larson, Ted Dunn, Richard Loy
KansasSaturday, August 30, 2003Southeast of Wichita, KansasUnity BBQ and Family DaySponsored by the National Socialist Movement, Kansas Unit
KentuckySunday, September 14, 2003 - Tuesday, September 16, 2003Greenville, KentuckyKlan gathering and cross/swastika lightingSponsored by the Imperial Klans of America (IKA)
KentuckySaturday, September 27, 2003Eddyville, Kentucky Klan rallySponsored by the Imperial Klans of America (IKA)
KentuckyMonday, November 24, 2003Louisville, KentuckySpeech by David IrvingSpeech by British Holocaust denier, David Irving
KentuckyTuesday, July 01, 2003Lexington, KentuckyPatriotic RallySponsored by the Kentucky State Militia
KentuckyFriday, May 23, 2003 - Monday, May 26, 2003Greenville, KentuckyNordic FestAnnual white power music festival sponsored by the Imperial Klans of America (IKA)
KentuckyFriday, April 11, 2003 - Sunday, April 13, 2003West Point, KentuckyKnob Creek Machine Gun ShootMachine gun festival that is accompanied by a militia encampment
LouisianaSaturday, August 30, 2003St. Amant, LouisianaKlan rally and cross lightingSponsored by the Bayou Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and hosted by the Sons of the South Klavern
LouisianaFriday, November 28, 2003Hammond, LouisianaSpeech by David IrvingSpeech by British Holocaust denier, David Irving
MaineSaturday, January 11, 2003Lewiston, Maine"The Invasion of Maine by Somalis and How We Can End It"Speech by Matt Hale, head of the white supremacist World Church of the Creator
MarylandSaturday, August 16, 2003Baltimore, MarylandWhite power concertSponsored by Eastern Hammerskins
Note: Scheduled bands include H8machine, Down4life, Those Opposed
MassachusettsFriday, May 16, 2003 - Saturday, May 17, 2003Worcester, MassachusettsWhite power rally and metal music concertRally by various white power groups in area near the New England Metalfest, a “metal music” concert that attracts white supremacists
MassachusettsSaturday, September 27, 2003Lexington, MassachusettsConference and Book SigningSponsored by Save-A-Patriot Fellowship, a Maryland-based tax protest group
Note: Scheduled presentations include SAPF founder John B. Kotmair, Peter Kershaw, and Pastor Garrett Lear
MichiganSaturday, December 06, 2003Detroit, MichiganWhite power concertSponsored by Michigan Northern Hammerskins (NHS)
Note: Bands scheduled include Rebel Hell, Hated and Proud, and Max Resist
MichiganSaturday, April 12, 2003Detroit, MichiganWhite power music concertConcert featuring white power bands
Note: Bands scheduled to play include Max Resist, Intimidation One, Hammerhead
MichiganSaturday, July 26, 2003Detroit, MichiganWhite power concertSponsored by the Michigan Northern Hammerskins (NHS)
Note: Scheduled bands include Youngland, Rebel Hell, and Kremator
MichiganMonday, December 15, 2003Ann Arbor, MichiganAnti-gay demonstrationSponsored by virulently anti-gay activist Fred Phelps and members of his Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas
MichiganFriday, October 24, 2003Lansing, Michigan10th Annual Anti-United Nations Day RallyRally on Capitol steps sponsored by various groups opposed to the U.N. and “world government”
MinnesotaMonday, August 25, 2003St. Paul, MinnesotaWhite Pride rallyRally on Capitol steps sponsored by Aryan Nations
Note: Speakers include Grand Dragon Mike McQueeney
MinnesotaSaturday, August 16, 2003Wyoming, MinnesotaSummer Fellowship PicnicGathering of followers of Christian Identity, a racist and anti-Semitic religion
Note: Featured speaker James Bruggeman of Stone Kingdom Ministries
MississippiFriday, July 04, 2003Lucedale, Mississippi4th of July Celebration and Unity RallySponsored by Mississippi White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
MississippiSaturday, November 08, 2003Bay Springs, MississippiKlan rallySponsored by Mississippi White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
MississippiSaturday, November 08, 2003Laurel, MississippiKlan rallySponsored by Klonvocation of Klans
MississippiThursday, October 30, 2003Oxford, MississippiSupport Colonel Reb: On the Field or Bust RallyRally at The University of Mississippi sponsored by Richard Barrett, founder and leader of the Nationalist Movement, a white supremacist organization, demonstrating support of the Confederate Ole-Miss mascot
Note: Keynote speaker Richard Barrett
MissouriFriday, May 23, 2003 - Sunday, May 25, 2003Branson, MissouriChristian identity gatheringHosted by Pete Peters, leader in the racist and anti-Semitic Christian Identity movement
MontanaFriday, August 08, 2003 - Sunday, August 10, 2003Near Superior, MontanaThe Creator Annual Rendezvous Sponsored by the Creativity Movement, a white supremacist group
NevadaSunday, December 07, 2003Las Vegas, NevadaSpeech by David IrvingSpeech by British Holocaust denier, David Irving
New HampshireSunday, November 02, 2003Dover, New HampshireAnti-gay demonstrationsSponsored by virulently anti-gay activist Fred Phelps and members of his Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas
New HampshireSunday, November 02, 2003Durham, New HampshireAnti-gay demonstrationsSponsored by virulently anti-gay activist Fred Phelps and members of his Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas
New JerseyFriday, October 03, 2003Jersey City, New JerseyCounter-protest against the Immigrant Workers Freedom RideSponsored by racist radio host Hal Turner to protest "freedom ride" advocating amnesty for illegal immigrants
New MexicoTuesday, December 02, 2003Albuquerque, New MexicoSpeech by David IrvingSpeech by British Holocaust denier, David Irving
New YorkSaturday, November 29, 2003Syracuse, New YorkSpeech by Bob SchulzPublic speech by the head of the New York-based We The People Foundation for Constitutional Education, a tax protest group
New YorkSaturday, December 06, 2003Saratoga Springs/Albany, New YorkSpeech by Bob SchulzPublic speech by the head of the New York-based We The People Foundation for Constitutional Education, a tax protest group
New YorkSaturday, November 22, 2003Rochester, New YorkSpeech by Bob SchulzPublic speech by the head of the New York-based We The People Foundation for Constitutional Education, a tax protest group
New YorkSunday, September 28, 2003Buffalo, New York“Smash Jew Communism On Our Universities”Demonstration at the University of Buffalo sponsored by Racial Nationalist Party of America
New YorkSaturday, September 06, 2003Brooklyn, New YorkMillion Youth March 2003Sponsored by the New Black Panther Party, a racist, anti-Semitic black nationalist group
North CarolinaSaturday, October 11, 2003Lenoir, North CarolinaWhite Racialist CookoutCookout and social gathering of white supremacists
North CarolinaSunday, November 09, 2003Morganton, North CarolinaKlan marchSponsored by Cleveland Knights of the Ku Klux Klan protesting the influx of non-white immigrants and lax government regulation of illegal immigrants
North CarolinaSaturday, March 22, 2003Near Lenoir, North CarolinaSpring Equinox GatheringPicnic sponsored by the neo-Nazi National Alliance
OhioFriday, August 29, 2003 - Monday, September 01, 2003Cincinnati, Ohio“Fifth Annual Convention of Real History”Annual conference of British Holocaust denier David Irving
OhioWednesday, November 19, 2003Cleveland, OhioSpeech by David IrvingSpeech by British Holocaust denier, David Irving
OhioFriday, April 04, 2003 - Saturday, April 05, 2003Coshocton, OhioNational Klonvocation and Unity RallySponsored by the Invisible Empire International Keystone Knights, Realm of Ohio
OklahomaMonday, December 01, 2003Oklahoma City, OklahomaSpeech by David IrvingSpeech by British Holocaust denier, David Irving
OregonSunday, December 14, 2003Portland, OregonSpeech by David IrvingSpeech by British Holocaust denier, David Irving
PennsylvaniaSaturday, January 25, 2003Near Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaWhite power concertSponsored by Keystone State Skinheads, a racist skinhead group
Note: Scheduled bands include Hammerhead, Blue Eyed Devils, Youngland
PennsylvaniaSaturday, September 13, 2003Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaHammerfest 2003White power music concert sponsored by Hammerskin Nation and hosted by the Baltimore chapter of the Eastern Hammerskins
Note: Bands scheduled to perform include Max Resist, H8 Machine, Intimidation One
PennsylvaniaMonday, January 20, 2003York, Pennsylvania"Henry Schaad Day"Rally by the white supremacist group Nationalist Movement to protest Martin Luther King holiday and to honor white police office slain during 1969 riots in York
PennsylvaniaFriday, November 21, 2003 - Sunday, November 23, 2003Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAnti-gay demonstrationsSponsored by virulently anti-gay activist Fred Phelps and members of his Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas
South CarolinaSaturday, March 01, 2003 Laurens, South CarolinaSouth/Eastern Regional ConferenceSponsored by the neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement (NSM)
South CarolinaThursday, July 10, 2003 - Saturday, July 12, 2003Abbeville, South Carolina “Celebrating the South”10th Annual National Conference of the League of the South, a Southern nationalist group
Note: Scheduled speakers include League of the South President, Michael Hill, Robert Salyer, Tom Moore, Franklin Sanders, and R. Gordon (Rob) Thornton
South CarolinaSaturday, September 20, 2003Blacksburg, South CarolinaKlan rallySponsored by the Cleveland Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
TennesseeSunday, July 06, 2003Madisonville, TennesseeIdentity study sessionConducted by James Wickstrom, a leader in the racist and anti-Semitic Christian Identity movement
TennesseeFriday, October 03, 2003 - Sunday, October 05, 2003Springfield, TennesseeNational KlonvocationSponsored by the Invisible Empire, International Keystone Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
TennesseeWednesday, October 08, 2003 - Friday, October 17, 2003Madisonville, TennesseeFeast of the TabernaclesGathering hosted by James Wickstrom, a leader in the racist and anti-Semitic Christian Identity community
TennesseeSunday, October 19, 2003Pulaski, TennesseeWhite Christian Heritage FestivalSponsored by Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, led by Thom Robb
TennesseeMonday, October 06, 2003 - Tuesday, October 14, 2003Sweetwater, TennesseeFeast of TabernaclesGathering sponsored by New Beginnings Ministry, an organization whose followers practice Christian Identity, a racist and anti-Semitic religion
TennesseeSaturday, March 29, 2003Greeneville, TennesseeKlan rallySponsored by Invisible Empire Knights of the KKK
TennesseeFriday, February 07, 2003 - Sunday, February 09, 2003Nashville, TennesseeSpeech by Pete Peters Speech by leader in the racist and anti-Semitic Christian Identity movement
TennesseeFriday, August 29, 2003 - Sunday, August 31, 2003near Lawrenceburg, Tennessee “The Bodacious Hoedown”Sponsored by League of the South, a Southern nationalist group
TexasSaturday, November 01, 2003Vidor, TexasKlan Lecture and ExhibitSponsored by the White Camelia Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
TexasSunday, March 23, 2003San Antonio, Texas"Remember the Alamo!" Anti-Immigration rally sponsored by a number of white supremacist organizations, including White Revolution, the National Socialist Movement, the Creativity Movement (formerly World Church of the Creator), Aryan Nations, and the Celtic Knights.
TexasSunday, November 30, 2003Arlington, TexasSpeech by David IrvingSpeech by British Holocaust denier, David Irving
TexasSaturday, November 29, 2003Houston, TexasSpeech by David IrvingSpeech by British Holocaust denier, David Irving
TexasSaturday, August 23, 2003Austin, TexasWhite power concertSponsored by Texas Skinheads
Note: Scheduled bands include Bully Boys, Hammerhead, White Wash, Fueled By Hate, and Chris from the Midtown Boot Boys
TexasFriday, April 18, 2003 - Saturday, April 19, 2003Fort Worth, TexasFree American Expo and Book FairExpo sponsored by Free American, a conspiracy-oriented magazine that focuses on anti-government and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories
TexasSaturday, April 05, 2003Santa Fe, TexasKlan Lecture and ExhibitSponsored by the White Camelia Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
TexasSaturday, April 12, 2003Tyler, TexasSeminar by David IckeIcke is a new-age conspiracy theorist
UtahThursday, December 18, 2003Salt Lake City, UtahSpeech by David IrvingSpeech by British Holocaust denier, David Irving
VirginiaSaturday, July 19, 2003Woolwine, VirginiaWhite Unity RallySponsored by the Rebel Brigade Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Realm of Virginia
VirginiaSaturday, October 18, 2003Elamsville, VirginiaUnity rally and cross lightingSponsored by Rebel Brigade Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Realm of Virginia
WashingtonSaturday, October 25, 2003 - Sunday, October 26, 2003Poulsbo, WashingtonAnti-gay demonstrationsSponsored by virulently anti-gay activist Fred Phelps and members of his Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas
WashingtonSaturday, November 08, 2003Everett, WashingtonPublic meetingSponsored by the neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement (NSM)
WisconsinThursday, October 09, 2003 - Friday, October 10, 2003Milwaukee, WisconsinInternational Conference on Homo-FascismSponsored by Wisconsin Christians United, a Wisconsin-based group with an anti-gay agenda
WisconsinThursday, September 04, 2003Rosholt, WisconsinLeadership meetingSponsored by Scriptures for America, a racist and anti-Semitic Christian Identity organization
Note: Held prior to and in vicinity of SFA camp gathering in Waupaca, WI
WisconsinFriday, September 05, 2003 - Sunday, September 07, 2003Waupaca, WisconsinCamp gatheringSponsored by Scriptures for America, a racist and anti-Semitic Christian Identity organization
Note: Four scheduled speakers in addition to Pete Peters of Scriptures for America. Music by Masat Family
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