The insurrectionist: Major General Edwin A. Walker and the birth of the deep state conspiracy
"Peter Adams' The Insurrectionist is the first comprehensive biography of Major General Edwin A. Walker, a figure who, in the 1950s and 60s, became a leader of a far-right political movement known for its elaborate conspiracy theories, authoritarianism, and uncompromising white supremacy....
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Peter Adams' The Insurrectionist is the first comprehensive biography of Major General Edwin A. Walker, a figure who, in the 1950s and 60s, became a leader of a far-right political movement known for its elaborate conspiracy theories, authoritarianism, and uncompromising white supremacy. Though Walker failed in his only campaign for office, the deep-state conspiracy theory he wove has echoed through American political culture into the age of QAnon, finding a new home among today's far-right extremists. Walker's following flourished in the 1950s and 1960s, during a period of uncertainty and fear fostered by a sense that America was losing the Cold War and faced threats to white supremacy due to desegregation. He and other ultra-right leaders claimed that a vast conspiratorial network was to blame. Specifically, Walker attracted followers for his suspicion of democratic institutions and belief that there were deep-state actors in the State Department, Pentagon, and the government working with co-conspirators in the Kremlin and UN headquarters to create a one-world government. Walker was a prominent and vocal member of the anti-integration Citizens Councils and the John Birch Society, an organization that brought anti-Communist hysteria to heights that surpassed even Joe McCarthy. A highly decorated World War II and Korean War veteran, Walker resigned his officer's commission in 1961 after the Joint Chiefs of Staff reprimanded him for airing his political views in public. The following year, he led a deadly riot in a sea of Confederate flags against the first African American attempting to register as a student at the University of Mississippi. Arrested on order from the Attorney General and charged with sedition and insurrection for his role in inciting violence against federal troops, he ended up briefly in a federal psychiatric facility. While many on the far right hoped Walker would lead a movement that could unite their disparate forces, his political ambitions went nowhere. Nevertheless, as the public face of militant white supremacy, hysterical anti-communism, anti-statism, and insidious federal conspiracy, he remained a hero to some of the most extreme and violent elements of hyper-conservative America. Walker also attracted the attention of Lee Harvey Oswald, who tried to murder him seven months before assassinating John F. Kennedy. A loner, Walker was reclusive in the years after he was gone from the headlines, holding tight to a secret double life until his arrest for public lewdness essentially outed him as a deeply closeted gay man. |
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| 520 | 3 | |a Specifically, Walker attracted followers for his suspicion of democratic institutions and belief that there were deep-state actors in the State Department, Pentagon, and the government working with co-conspirators in the Kremlin and UN headquarters to create a one-world government. Walker was a prominent and vocal member of the anti-integration Citizens Councils and the John Birch Society, an organization that brought anti-Communist hysteria to heights that surpassed even Joe McCarthy. A highly decorated World War II and Korean War veteran, Walker resigned his officer's commission in 1961 after the Joint Chiefs of Staff reprimanded him for airing his political views in public. The following year, he led a deadly riot in a sea of Confederate flags against the first African American attempting to register as a student at the University of Mississippi. | |
| 520 | 3 | |a Arrested on order from the Attorney General and charged with sedition and insurrection for his role in inciting violence against federal troops, he ended up briefly in a federal psychiatric facility. While many on the far right hoped Walker would lead a movement that could unite their disparate forces, his political ambitions went nowhere. Nevertheless, as the public face of militant white supremacy, hysterical anti-communism, anti-statism, and insidious federal conspiracy, he remained a hero to some of the most extreme and violent elements of hyper-conservative America. Walker also attracted the attention of Lee Harvey Oswald, who tried to murder him seven months before assassinating John F. Kennedy. A loner, Walker was reclusive in the years after he was gone from the headlines, holding tight to a secret double life until his arrest for public lewdness essentially outed him as a deeply closeted gay man. | |
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| spelling | Adams, Peter 1953- Verfasser (DE-588)13261376X aut The insurrectionist Major General Edwin A. Walker and the birth of the deep state conspiracy Peter Adams Major General Edwin A. Walker and the birth of the deep state conspiracy Baton Rouge Louisiana State University Press [2023] x, 268 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen, Porträts 24 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier From Anzio to Little Rock -- Pro-blue and the red conspiracy -- Military men on the fringe -- Thunder on the right -- Insurrection at Ole Miss -- "Standing on the brink of the pit of hell" -- Into the vortex -- Midnight riders of the ultra right -- Edwin Walker : America's "leading fascist" -- The "mad hatter" of the right -- The outing of General Walker "Peter Adams' The Insurrectionist is the first comprehensive biography of Major General Edwin A. Walker, a figure who, in the 1950s and 60s, became a leader of a far-right political movement known for its elaborate conspiracy theories, authoritarianism, and uncompromising white supremacy. Though Walker failed in his only campaign for office, the deep-state conspiracy theory he wove has echoed through American political culture into the age of QAnon, finding a new home among today's far-right extremists. Walker's following flourished in the 1950s and 1960s, during a period of uncertainty and fear fostered by a sense that America was losing the Cold War and faced threats to white supremacy due to desegregation. He and other ultra-right leaders claimed that a vast conspiratorial network was to blame. Specifically, Walker attracted followers for his suspicion of democratic institutions and belief that there were deep-state actors in the State Department, Pentagon, and the government working with co-conspirators in the Kremlin and UN headquarters to create a one-world government. Walker was a prominent and vocal member of the anti-integration Citizens Councils and the John Birch Society, an organization that brought anti-Communist hysteria to heights that surpassed even Joe McCarthy. A highly decorated World War II and Korean War veteran, Walker resigned his officer's commission in 1961 after the Joint Chiefs of Staff reprimanded him for airing his political views in public. The following year, he led a deadly riot in a sea of Confederate flags against the first African American attempting to register as a student at the University of Mississippi. Arrested on order from the Attorney General and charged with sedition and insurrection for his role in inciting violence against federal troops, he ended up briefly in a federal psychiatric facility. While many on the far right hoped Walker would lead a movement that could unite their disparate forces, his political ambitions went nowhere. Nevertheless, as the public face of militant white supremacy, hysterical anti-communism, anti-statism, and insidious federal conspiracy, he remained a hero to some of the most extreme and violent elements of hyper-conservative America. Walker also attracted the attention of Lee Harvey Oswald, who tried to murder him seven months before assassinating John F. Kennedy. A loner, Walker was reclusive in the years after he was gone from the headlines, holding tight to a secret double life until his arrest for public lewdness essentially outed him as a deeply closeted gay man. Walker, Edwin A. 1909-1993 (DE-588)142932868 gnd rswk-swf John Birch Society (DE-588)43925-3 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte gnd rswk-swf Verschwörungstheorie (DE-588)4138784-3 gnd rswk-swf Rechtsradikalismus (DE-588)4048829-9 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf Walker, Edwin A. / (Edwin Anderson) / 1909-1993 Right-wing extremists / United States / Biography United States / Army / Officers / Biography John Birch Society Racism / United States / History / 20th century Conspiracy theories / Political aspects / United States United States / Politics and government / 1945-1989 United States / Army Armed Forces / Officers Politics and government Racism Right-wing extremists United States 1900-1999 Biographies History (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content Walker, Edwin A. 1909-1993 (DE-588)142932868 p DE-604 USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g John Birch Society (DE-588)43925-3 b Rechtsradikalismus (DE-588)4048829-9 s Verschwörungstheorie (DE-588)4138784-3 s Geschichte z Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Adams, Peter, 1953- Insurrectionist Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2023] 978-0-8071-8050-1 |
| spellingShingle | Adams, Peter 1953- The insurrectionist Major General Edwin A. Walker and the birth of the deep state conspiracy From Anzio to Little Rock -- Pro-blue and the red conspiracy -- Military men on the fringe -- Thunder on the right -- Insurrection at Ole Miss -- "Standing on the brink of the pit of hell" -- Into the vortex -- Midnight riders of the ultra right -- Edwin Walker : America's "leading fascist" -- The "mad hatter" of the right -- The outing of General Walker Walker, Edwin A. 1909-1993 (DE-588)142932868 gnd John Birch Society (DE-588)43925-3 gnd Verschwörungstheorie (DE-588)4138784-3 gnd Rechtsradikalismus (DE-588)4048829-9 gnd |
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| title | The insurrectionist Major General Edwin A. Walker and the birth of the deep state conspiracy |
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| title_full | The insurrectionist Major General Edwin A. Walker and the birth of the deep state conspiracy Peter Adams |
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