chapters). Others expanded enormously,
including the New Black Panther Party
(based in Atlanta, from nine to 18 chapters); the Israelite Church of God in
Jesus Christ (New York City, from 18 to
29); the Black Riders Liberation Party
(Los Angeles, from two to eight); and All
Eyes on Egipt Bookstore (Milledgeville,
Ga., from two to 10).
KU KLUX KLAN GROUPS
The year saw an apparent comeback of
Klan groups, going from 72 in 2014 to
190 last year. But that growth is probably mainly accounted for by the disappearance last year of two major groups
— the Fraternal White Knights of the Ku
Klux Klan and the Knight Rider Knights
of the Ku Klux Klan — and their members’ likely move into other groups, many
of them newly formed.
Still, Klan groups were to some extent
genuinely revitalized last year, especially
becaus R