It appears that the Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof may have been even more immersed in the online white supremacist movement than previously thought.
Editors' Note: An earlier version of this story called the Appleseed Project a "a militia-based training program." The story has been updated to note the correction.
Authorities confirmed earlier today that a manifesto appearing on the website “The Last Rhodesian” was indeed penned by Dylann Storm Roof, the man arrested following the murder of nine African Americans at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina on Wednesday evening.
Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof’s manifesto cited the hate group Council of Conservative Citizens (CCC) as his gateway into the world of white nationalism. The CCC is the modern reincarnation of the old White Citizens Councils, which were formed in the 1950s and 1960s to battle school desegregation in the South.
UPDATE: Charleston law enforcement authorities have confirmed that the website containing Dylann Storm Roof's manifesto and photos was registered and run by Roof.
The City of Anniston, Alabama, announced this afternoon that it will fire a city police officer following revelations about his membership with the white nationalist hate group League of the South (LOS) first published here at Hatewatch.
Update: The 21 year old suspect, Dylann Storm Roof, was arrested this morning in Shelby, North Carolina, about 250 miles from where nine people were killed in a Charleston church last night.
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