Leo Felton
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Leo Vincelette Felton is a former American
white supremacist who was convicted of bank robbery
and plotting to blow up Jewish and black
landmarks around Boston
. While the child of an inter-racial couple, Felton, in 2001, wrote a letter in which he criticized his parents and said he is "ever an unrepentant enemy of the multicultural myth."
who became involved in the civil rights movement and had a Jewish grandparent. His parents divorced when he was two, and his mother came out as a lesbian
and started a relationship with a woman. Felton was institutionalized at age 10 by his mother (both he and his father say this was unnecessary), and thereafter he committed a series of petty thefts. During his middle to late adolescence, Felton spent several years as a so-called 2 Tone
non-racist skinhead
in the multicultural punk
and skinhead underground of Washington, DC; during which time he repeatedly came into conflict with white power skinhead gangs of nearby Baltimore. During this period, Felton had many Jewish and African American friends and associates.
incident. According to Felton, his incarceration provided him with an opportunity to observe how different races reacted when integration was enforced and societal stigmas over racism were not in action to civilize conduct. He claims that white people
in prison were under a continual state of siege by people of other races, and that he was welcomed by whites. His prison sentence was extended for attacking two black inmates. In prison, he became an organizer for white supremacist
groups, organizing book reviews and exercise while obscuring his ancestry. He found inspiration from the White Order of Thule
and read Francis Parker Yockey
's Imperium, which led him to believe that race was spiritual instead of biological.
Out of prison and married, Felton began an affair with a 21 year old white supremacist. Felton robbed a bank with a friend from prison and forged money in order to buy materials to create a fertilizer bomb. It is unclear what the target was to be. An attendant at a donut shop spotted a counterfeit $20 Felton tried to pass him. He alerted an off-duty Boston police officer, who then arrested Felton. Felton was sentenced to 21 years in 2002 for bank robbery, conspiracy to commit bank robbery and other crimes.
United States
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white supremacist who was convicted of bank robbery
Bank robbery
Bank robbery is the crime of stealing from a bank during opening hours. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting Program, robbery is "the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of...
and plotting to blow up Jewish and black
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
landmarks around Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
. While the child of an inter-racial couple, Felton, in 2001, wrote a letter in which he criticized his parents and said he is "ever an unrepentant enemy of the multicultural myth."
Early life
Leo Felton's father, Calvin Felton (b. 1930), is a black architect, while his mother, Corinne Vincelette (b. 1931), is a former nunNun
A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
who became involved in the civil rights movement and had a Jewish grandparent. His parents divorced when he was two, and his mother came out as a lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
and started a relationship with a woman. Felton was institutionalized at age 10 by his mother (both he and his father say this was unnecessary), and thereafter he committed a series of petty thefts. During his middle to late adolescence, Felton spent several years as a so-called 2 Tone
2 Tone
2 Tone is a music genre created in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s by fusing elements of ska, punk rock, rocksteady, reggae, and New Wave. It was called 2 Tone because most of the bands were signed to 2 Tone Records at some point. Other labels associated with the 2 Tone sound were Stiff...
non-racist skinhead
Skinhead
A skinhead is a member of a subculture that originated among working class youths in the United Kingdom in the 1960s, and then spread to other parts of the world. Named for their close-cropped or shaven heads, the first skinheads were greatly influenced by West Indian rude boys and British mods,...
in the multicultural punk
Punk subculture
The punk subculture includes a diverse array of ideologies, and forms of expression, including fashion, visual art, dance, literature, and film, which grew out of punk rock.-History:...
and skinhead underground of Washington, DC; during which time he repeatedly came into conflict with white power skinhead gangs of nearby Baltimore. During this period, Felton had many Jewish and African American friends and associates.
Criminal activities
Felton spent 11 years (1990-2001) in prison for the attempted murder of a taxi driver during a road rageRoad rage
Road rage is an aggressive or angry behavior by a driver of an automobile or other motor vehicle. Such behavior might include rude gestures, verbal insults, deliberately driving in an unsafe or threatening manner, or making threats. Road rage can lead to altercations, assaults, and collisions...
incident. According to Felton, his incarceration provided him with an opportunity to observe how different races reacted when integration was enforced and societal stigmas over racism were not in action to civilize conduct. He claims that white people
White people
White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
in prison were under a continual state of siege by people of other races, and that he was welcomed by whites. His prison sentence was extended for attacking two black inmates. In prison, he became an organizer for white supremacist
White supremacy
White supremacy is the belief, and promotion of the belief, that white people are superior to people of other racial backgrounds. The term is sometimes used specifically to describe a political ideology that advocates the social and political dominance by whites.White supremacy, as with racial...
groups, organizing book reviews and exercise while obscuring his ancestry. He found inspiration from the White Order of Thule
White Order of Thule
The White Order of Thule was a loosely organized American society formed in the mid-1990s by federal prisoner Peter Georgacarakos, art school graduate Michael Lujan and New Age occultist, Joseph Kerrick. It described itself as an "esoteric brotherhood working toward the revitalization of the...
and read Francis Parker Yockey
Francis Parker Yockey
Francis Parker Yockey was an American political thinker and polemicist best known for his neo-Spenglerian book Imperium: The Philosophy of History and Politics, published under the pen name Ulick Varange in 1948. This 600-page book argues for a culture-based, totalitarian path for the...
's Imperium, which led him to believe that race was spiritual instead of biological.
Out of prison and married, Felton began an affair with a 21 year old white supremacist. Felton robbed a bank with a friend from prison and forged money in order to buy materials to create a fertilizer bomb. It is unclear what the target was to be. An attendant at a donut shop spotted a counterfeit $20 Felton tried to pass him. He alerted an off-duty Boston police officer, who then arrested Felton. Felton was sentenced to 21 years in 2002 for bank robbery, conspiracy to commit bank robbery and other crimes.