Stephen Donald “Don” Black is one of the most influential white supremacists in the United States, due to his role as the founder and operator of Stormfront, the most popular on-line meeting place for white supremacists around the world, and for his appearances and speeches at racist and anti-Semitic gatherings. A former Grand Dragon in the Ku Klux Klan, Black now devotes most of his time to running Stormfront out of his home in West Palm Beach, Florida. He maintains affiliations with a number of figures on the extreme right. His son Derek, clearly influenced by his father, appears to be a rising figure in the white supremacist world.

Born: July 28, 1953 Residence: West Palm Beach, Florida Organization: Operates Stormfront, the most popular white supremacist Internet forum; former Alabama Grand Dragon and national leader of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Ideology: White supremacy, anti-Semitism Influences: David Duke Criminal Record: Served a three-year federal prison term following a 1981 conviction for attempting, along with a number of other white supremacists, to overthrow the government of the small island of Dominica.

Black espouses a racist and anti-Semitic ideology. His idea of “White Pride World Wide,” a slogan that appears on the Stormfront Web site, involves demeaning and demonizing Jews and non-whites, while his concept of “victory” for whites includes the creation of ethnically cleansed living spaces. Black claims that blacks and non-white immigrants are increasing in numbers and committing crimes, thereby depriving whites of their majority and power in society. In addition to demonizing blacks and immigrants, Black targets Jews as the cause of societal ills.

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