The George Lincoln Rockwell sound recording consists of a single tape reel. The recording consists of a speech George Lincoln Rockwell gave at Hill Auditorium on October 13, 1964. Rockwell's appearance was part of a speakers program sponsored by the Special Projects Committee of the Michigan Union. It stirred considerable controversy on campus on the nature of the American Nazi Party, the limits of academic freedom, and the role of the university in society.
The recording also includes a 1964 speech from Illinois Senator Everett M. Dirksen on the State of Union.
Biography
George Lincoln Rockwell (1918-1967), born in Bloomington, Illinois, was the disowned son of a prominent vaudeville comedian. After dropping out of Brown University, in 1941 he joined the U.S. Navy, where he flew several combat missions during World War II. Due to his political extremism he was discharged several times. In 1960 he was discharged for good.
In 1959 he formed the American Nazi Party, originally known as the World Union of Free Enterprise and National Socialists, becoming its leader shortly afterwards. On August 25, 1967 he was shot and killed by a sniper at the American Nazi Party Headquarters, Hatemonger Hill, in Arlington, Virginia.
References:
"Rockwell, George Lincoln (1918--1967)." Famous Assassinations in World History: An Encyclopedia . Michael Newton. Vol. 2. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2014. 476-481.
"Rockwell, George Lincoln." Encyclopedia of Race and Racism. Ed. John Hartwell Moore. Vol. 2. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2008. 503-505.
