Ku Klux Klan rises Down Under

In the past two years, there have been a series of KKK-style attackson Aborigines, especially in North Queensland, although police have consistently ruled out the presence of an organised Klan group. A letter received by Aboriginal leaders in Mossman, West of Cairns, said: 8220;Aboriginals are the lowest form of human life on earth.8221; It was signed KKK. The newspaper outlined other reports of men in white robes involved in intimidation, assaults and even rape.

Coleman said he did not believe members of his faction had anything to do with the incidents. 8220;We don8217;t believe in doing anything illegal,8221; he said, but added other factions 8220;may well have8221; been involved.

The Imperial Klans are one of 20 such groups in the United States. It is based in Kentucky and headed by Imperial Wizard Ron Edwards who signs his letters Yours for White Victory8217;. The Klan reached the height of its popularity in the 1920s when it had an estimated 4.5 million members.