On this day, August 25, 1967, George Lincoln Rockwell was assassinated while doing the laundry.

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George Lincoln Rockwell


Rockwell during his time in the Navy

Commander of the American Nazi Party
In office: March 1959 – August 25, 1967

Personal details
Born: March 9, 1918; Bloomington, Illinois, U.S.
Died: August 25, 1967 (aged 49); Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Manner of death: Assassination by gunshot
Political party: American Nazi Party

George Lincoln Rockwell (March 9, 1918 – August 25, 1967) was an American fascist activist and founder of the American Nazi Party. He later became a major figure in the neo-Nazi movement in the United States, and his beliefs, strategies, and writings have continued to influence many white supremacists and neo-Nazis.

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Death

On August 25, 1967, Rockwell was shot and killed while leaving a laundromat in Arlington, Virginia, only a few yards from where he lived. John Patler, who had been expelled by Rockwell from his party in March 1967 for repeated attempts to inject Marxist ideas into party publications, was convicted of the murder in December 1967, and sentenced to 20 years in prison. He served an initial eight years in prison, and later a further six years following a parole violation. Hearing of his son's death, Rockwell's 78-year-old father said: "I am not surprised at all. I've expected it for quite some time."

Matthias Koehl, the second in command at NSWPP, moved to establish control over Rockwell's body and the assets of the NSWPP, which at the time had some 300 active members and 3,000 financial supporters. Rockwell's parents wanted a private burial in Maine, but declined to fight with the Nazis. On August 27, an NSWPP spokesman reported that federal officials had approved a military burial at Culpeper National Cemetery, Rockwell being an honorably discharged veteran. The cemetery specified that no Nazi insignia could be displayed, and when the 50 mourners violated these conditions, the entrance to the cemetery was blocked in a five-hour standoff, during which the hearse, which had been stopped on railroad tracks near the cemetery, was nearly struck by an approaching train. The next day, Rockwell's body was secretly cremated.

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The Powhatan Springs Skatepark is across the street from where the laundromat stood.

The shadow of an assassinated American Nazi commander hangs over Charlottesville

By Michael E. Miller August 21


George Lincoln Rockwell, leader of the American Nazi Party, holds a
news conference in Arlington on Nov. 3, 1965. (Harvey Georges/AP)

Shortly before noon on Aug. 25, 1967, a pale ’58 Chevy pulled into a shopping center in Arlington. Out stepped one of the most hated men in America.

As the founder of the American Nazi Party, George Lincoln Rockwell had hung swastikas on the Mall and picketed the marches of Martin Luther King Jr. He had called for shipping blacks to Africa and sending millions of “Communist Jews” to the gas chambers — all at a time when memories of World War II were still fresh.

Now, dressed not in his Nazi uniform but a simple white shirt and dark slacks, Rockwell grabbed his dirty laundry and headed into the Econ-o-wash, only to realize he had forgotten the bleach. As he climbed back into his car to return to Nazi headquarters — a large house a block away dubbed “Hatemongers Hill” — two shots rang out. ... Rockwell died amid a flurry of Ivory Snow soap flakes.

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The Arlington parking lot where George Lincoln Rockwell was killed
on August 25, 1967. Rockwell’s car is the white sedan at center. (AP)

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John Patsalos, as he is again called, served a decade in prison before being released in the early 1980s. He is now 79 and lives in New York City. The man who once illustrated hate magazines for Rockwell now ekes out a living as a freelance cartoonist. ... Patsalos refused multiple interview requests, including one left on his door, which is covered in Dr. Seuss-like cartoons and an “I voted” sticker. He is a staunch online defender of Donald Trump.

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Michael E. Miller is a reporter on the local enterprise team. Follow @MikeMillerDC

There were these comments:

Bill Getchell
8/21/2017 10:34 AM EDT

Long forgotten now, but back in the early '60's, the University of Virginia sponsored a joint appearance by Earl Browder, former head of the U.S. Communist Party, and Rockwell. They both shared the same stage, took questions from the audience, and discussed deeply contrasting views. This was back in the day when academia was not afraid of being an open marketplace of ideas.

jbartelloni
8/21/2017 10:21 AM EDT

Dominion Hills Shopping Center, 6000 Wilson Blvd., Arlington VA where George Lincoln Rockwell was shot today:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/6000+Wilson+Blvd,+Arlington,+VA+22205/@38.8740675,-77.1418221,431m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89b7b46626663971:0x99c34d579d86d1c!8m2!3d38.8740675!4d-77.139628

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