Willis Carto

Willis Allison Carto (July 17, 1926 – October 26, 2015) was a known American figure on the American far right. He called himself aJeffersonian and populist, but was known for his promotion of conspiracy theories and Holocaust denial.[1][2][3][4]

Willis Carto
Born
Willis Allison Carto

(1926-07-17)July 17, 1926
DiedOctober 26, 2015(2015-10-26) (aged 89)
Cause of deathcardiac arrest
Known forFar right advocate
TitleHead of Liberty Lobby (defunct)

Early life

Carto was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Career

Carto was thought to be one of America's most influential political racial theorists through the Liberty Lobby and successor organizations which he helped create. Carto ran a group supporting segregationist George Wallace's 1968 presidential campaign which formed the basis for the National Youth Alliance which promoted Francis Parker Yockey's political philosophy.

Death

Carto died from cardiac arrest in Virginia at the age of 89.[5]

References

  1. Willis Carto. Anti-Defamation League. 2009. http://www.adl.org/Learn/Ext_US/carto.asp. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
  2. Kaplan, Jeffrey (2000). Kaplan, Jeffrey (ed.). Encyclopedia of White Power: A Sourcebook on the Radical Racist Right. AltaMira Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-7425-0340-3.
  3. Levy, Richard S. (2005). Levy, Richard (ed.). Antisemitism: A Historical Encyclopedia of Prejudice and Persecution, Volume. ABC-CLIO. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-85109-439-4.
  4. Michael, George (2012). Confronting Right Wing Extremism and Terrorism in the USA. Routledge. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-415-62844-0.
  5. "Willis Allison Carto, American, Rest in Peace". Barnes Review. Barnes Revoew. Retrieved October 31, 2015.

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