Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead

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The Frank Meeink Story as Told to Jody M. Roy, Ph.D.

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Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead is Frank Meeink’s raw telling of his descent into America’s Nazi underground and his ultimate triumph over drugs and hatred. Frank’s violent childhood in South Philadelphia primed him to hate, while addiction made him easy prey for a small group of skinhead gang recruiters. By 16 he had become one of the most notorious skinhead gang leaders on the East Coast and by 18 he was doing hard time. Teamed up with African-American players in a prison football league, Frank learned to question his hatred, and after being paroled he defected from the white supremacy movement and began speaking on behalf of the Anti-Defamation League. A story of fighting the demons of hatred and addiction, Frank's downfall and ultimate redemption has the power to open hearts and change lives.

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Frank Meeink became a skinhead at thirteen. By eighteen, he was roaming the country as a skinhead leader and Neo-Nazi recruiter with gangs that would beat people indiscriminately. In Illinois he had his own cable-access TV show, "The Reich." He was finally arrested and convicted of kidnapping and beating a member of a rival skinhead gang. While in prison he befriended men he used to think he hated, men of different races. After being released from prison, Mr. Meeink tried to rejoin his old skinhead pals, but couldn't bring himself to hate those whom he now knew to be his friends. He now regularly lectures to students about racial diversity and acceptance, author and founder of Harmony Through Hockey, Mr. Meeink's life stands for tolerance, diversity, and mutual understanding in racial, political, and all aspects of society. Jody M. Roy, PhD, has been studying hatred within American culture, including hate groups and hate gangs, for the past twenty years. In addition to her work as Professor of Communication and Assistant Dean of Faculty at Ripon College, Jody serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Students Against Violence Everywhere. Her publications include Love to Hate: America's Obsession with Hatred and Violence (Columbia University Press, 2002).

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September 5th, 2017

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Introduction by Elizabeth Wurtzel

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2nd ed.

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General (US: Trade)

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9780997068375

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26575853

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