BROTHERHOOD OF MURDER - Softcover

Thomas Martinez; John Guinther

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671678582 ISBN 13: 9780671678586

Publisher: Pocket, 1990

Synopsis

Collects twenty-six classic stories spanning almost two centuries of Canadian literature, from tales by early Quebecois storytellers to stories by contemporary masters

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About the Author

Thomas Martinez grew up poor in the very segregated Philadelphia of the 1960s . Martinez was drawn to hate groups and the ideal of white supremacy through a sense of disenfranchisement that affected many of his contemporaries during the turbulent Sixties. By the time he was 21, Martinez was disillusioned and became seduced by the handsome eloquence of David Duke and the Ku Klux Klan. By his late twenties, Martinez?s fervor for the Klan had begun to wane, and his faith in the quasi-religion of hate had reached an unavoidable stage of doubt. But the need to belong guided his continued involvement in various hate groups such as the National Alliance, Christian Identity, and eventually Bob Matthew?s own organization, The Order. It eventually became too much for Martinez, the knowledge of deaths he never intended, violence he never endorsed, but there was always the support?money, counterfeit and otherwise?that he needed for his growing family. And before long, even that became too much? He had allowed himself to go to far, and the time for redemption was fading quickly?it was 1984, and Martinez, seeking to right his wrongs, became an FBI informant.Thomas Martinez has refused the government offer of the Witness Protection Program, and lives in hiding. He does make appearances speaking out against racism and anti-Semitism.John Guinther is a Philadelphia-based author and journalist. Three of his articles have been cited for excellence by the American Bar Association. He is the winner of the Robert F. Kennedy and Gerald Loeb awards. He has written six other books. Guinther's articles on the Ferber case were nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1986. The same year, he was awarded the Louis Apotheker citation for the advancement of the cause of justice by a non-lawyer. His most recent book is Direction of Cities (Viking/Penguin, 1997).

Review

Gripping, well-written. BROTHERHOOD OF MURDER should be required reading. -- Jewish Chronicle of Pittsburgh

Martinezs BROTHERHOOD OR MURDER provides insight into the subculture of hate in America. His personal journey is proof positive that people can change. -- Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Simon Wiesenthal Center

Within the span of two months, America has witnessed three separate but equally despicable and horrifying acts of violence aimed at religious and ethnic minorities: the firebombing of synagogues in Sacramento, a killing spree targeting Blacks, Jews and Asians in Illinois and Indiana, and the barbaric shootings of Jewish day school and the slaying of a Filipino-American postal worker in Los Angeles. Each incident sadly, has been linked to followers of extremist groups whose venomous message of racial superiority and hate may have spurred them to action.

As an insider who blew the whistle on the violent nature of Americas far-right fringe, Tom Martinez offers a compelling and chilling reminder of the potentially explosive nature of hate. He convincingly demonstrates how racial and religious prejudice can be exploited by hate-filled extremists to serve a criminal cause. His story has new immediacy in the light of recent tragedies. -- Abraham H. Foxman, Anti-Defamation League

About this edition

• Publisher: Pocket
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0671678582
• ISBN 13: 9780671678586
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 291