Council of Conservative Citizens
The Council of Conservative Citizens is a American political organization claiming to promote the interests of white Americans. It calls its position majoritarianism. It has been accused of racism by the NAACP, SPLC, and ADL, among others.
- Founded: 1985
- Headquarters: St. Louis
- Chapters: 13 - Arkansas (Little Rock), Atlanta, Bakersfield, California, Capitol Region (Washington, D.C. area), East Central Tennessee, First Coast (Jacksonville, Florida), Indiana, Mississippi, New York, Columbus, Ohio, St. Louis, Shelby County, Tennessee, South Carolina
- Leader: White Citizens' Councils
- Ideology: Majoritarianism, white separatism, and the goals of the religious right
- Outreach: Mass mailings, prison newsletter
- Approach: The group advances its ideology by catering to the anxieties of white Americans, Southern whites particularly, with regard to black-on-white crime, immigration (an issue that has received increasing attention from the organization in the 2000s), gay rights, attacks on the public display of the Confederate flag, and other issues related to "traditional" Southern culture and civil rights.
- Connections: Several mainstream figures have spoken at or attended CCC meetings. They include: Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, Senator Jesse Helms, and former governors H. Guy Hunt of Alabama and Kirk Fordice of Mississippi.
- Extremist associations: David Duke, Mark Cotterill, stub. You can help BambooWeb by .
