Leonard Zeskind
Leonard Zeskind is an American human rights activist, and president of the Institute for Research & Education of Human Rights (IREHR).[1]
He worked in industry for thirteen years. Since 1982, he has been a community activist and human rights advocate. He is known for his research into extreme right, racist, and anti-Semitic organizations in the United States.
He is a lifetime member of the NAACP, and has served on the board of directors of the Petra Foundation, and the Kansas City Jewish Community Relations Bureau.
Awards
- 1998 MacArthur Fellows Program
- 1992 Petra Foundation Fellowship
Works
- "Racism, Anti-Semitism and the Murder of Dr. Tiller". The Huffington Post. June 2, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- Blood and Politics: The History of White Nationalism from the Margins to the Mainstream, Macmillan, 2009, ISBN 978-0-374-10903-5
References
- Staff & Board. Irehr.org (2009-09-18). Retrieved on 2010-10-23.
External links
- Author's website
- "Leonard Zeskind: Blood and Politics", Open Source Audio
- "Right-Wing Extremism Expert Leonard Zeskind Analyzes the Movement That Nurtures Shooters Like Von Brunn and Roeder", Buzzflash, 06/11/2009
- "Leonard Zeskind on the Minutemen", Everyday Citizen, Stuart Elliott, March 19, 2008
- Leonard Zeskind featured on Real Law Radio, Leonard talks with Bob DiCello on the legal news talk radio program, Real Law Radio, about the infiltration of the Tea Party Movement by white supremacists (Podcasts/Saturday March 27, 2010).
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