A CNN clip from the Paula Zahn Show KKK is growing using Ill-legal Immigration Eye On Hate host Floyd Cochran is part of this Paula Zahn report. Aired on CNN Feb. 6,2007 CNN Report: KKK Resurgence
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Before becoming a civil rights activist and educator, Floyd Cochran was a recruiter and spokesman for the racist gang Aryan Nation. He was at one time the fifth ranking member of a nationwide racist organization that combines Nazi ideals with the racist inspired religion known as " Christian Identity".
On July, 9, 1992, Cochran renounced his racist beliefs and in 1993 started speaking out against the hatreds he once believed and taught.
Today in 2007, Floyd Cochran is recognized as one of the nations' leading expert on the inner workings of racist gangs and hate crimes. Cochran has conducted workshops for educators, law enforcement agencies and the US military. Along with speaking at human right conferences, high-schools, public awareness forums and universities.
Floyd has been featured on TV and radio programs such as ABC Nightline, "48 Hours", "Good Morning America" and NPR's " All things Considered", "Fresh Air" with Terri Gross.
Floyd Cochran is on the advisory board of the Pennsylvania Alliance for Democracy ( PAD ) and formerly on the education staff of the Liberty Museum & Education Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
When not on the road speaking out against bigotry, Floyd publishes articles and hosts an information website and internet radio station
: www.eyeonhate.com You can contact Floyd Cochran at frcochran@yahoo.com.
In His Own Words
"They are very good at finding a wedge issue and using it to get people to listen. White supremacists play on people's darkest fears, and they know what buttons to push. In the east, it's Jews and blacks; in Seattle, it's the gay/lesbian issue; in California, it's the immigrant issue."
"...white supremacists in the 1990s are adept at changing the package of bigotry to become a palatable message to many. Calmer talk of freedom, family values and God has replaced their heavy race rhetoric."
"It's easy to ignore these groups, believing that they'll go away or that organized white supremacists only exist in the south. These are dangerous myths. Where there was no opposition, we returned again and again. That's what's happening in Pennsylvania."
"Organized white supremacy groups are counting on you to do nothing,"
"If my racism or hatred has affected you directly or indirectly, I apologize and take responsibility."
"Most racists come from dysfunctional families where the need to belong is not met. Instinctively, the young person looks outside the family for fulfillment of that need. The organized racists are there to fulfill it."
"The basic needs of young people are being addressed by the purveyors of hate, unity, identity and family. Education & Vigilance is but one of the keys to combating the growth of hate and bigotry. Teaching young people to explore that which is different rather than fear the unknown is instrumental in the evolution of a healthy society. You, as educator, play an integral part in helping to ensure that the children of today do not become the leaders of tomorrow's hate."
To bring Floyd Cochran to your community, contact him at frcochran@yahoo.com
