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Wed Apr 6, 2016, 03:16 PM Apr 2016

Convicted Felon and Neo-Nazi Organize Rock Stone Mountain Rally

Sarah Viets
April 06, 2016

... the Rock Stone Mountain Rally ... described as a “pro-white march,” is being organized by an avowed neo-Nazi and convicted felon.

One of the organizers, John Michael Estes of metro-Atlanta, has been in and out of prison for nearly 10 years. As early as 1996, Estes’ convictions range from obstructing a law enforcement officer, aggravated stalking, shoplifting, reckless driving and fleeing/eluding police.

Estes is also a devout racist, posting white supremacist rants on his Facebook profiles over the last two years ...

Billy Roper of Arkansas, the other leader behind Rock Stone Mountain, is the neo-Nazi leader who created the now defunct group White Revolution in 2002--a coalition, of sorts, filled with neo-Nazis and Christian Identity adherents. Roper has a reputation of bouncing between white supremacist groups, and writing racist novels in his spare time ...


https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2016/04/06/convicted-felon-and-neo-nazi-organize-rock-stone-mountain-rally

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