The Nation - News from June 11, 1987

A federal crackdown on the Ku Klux Klan and other far-right groups has made deep inroads into their membership and influence, the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith said in a 22-page report on such groups as the klan, The Order, Posse Comitatus, the Aryan Nations and neo-Nazi organizations. The league credits “the superb job done by the Justice Department and law enforcement agencies in reacting to the criminal violence of the hate groups,” and the “good sense and decency” of most Americans. The report, “The Hate Movement Today: A Chronicle of Violence and Disarray,” said the klan has dwindled to a nationwide membership of 4,500 to 5,500, a drop of as much as 25% in 2 1/2 years.