What is 33/6

Read this for an explanation of 33/6 PLUS learn some enlightening history about the Klan

I would like to take this opportunity to discuss 33/6 as it relates to The Knights. As you research the Klan or other patriotic groups you will learn very quickly that we do not use most of the traditional terms once used by Klan groups.  It is not our desire to be historical reenactors nor confuse the public with odd sounding names.  In Klan terminology the number 33 signifies Ku Klux Klan and a slash (/) followed by a number behind it describes a particular era of Klan mobilization. Sometimes you will see 33/6 next to a signature. It is similar to WWJD meaning, "What Would Jesus Do?" Its not a secret code - just a slogan.  

If you are already a Knight, then you have learned from your tapes, books, and handbooks what 33/6 means.  If you haven't become a Knight yet, then seeing a group on the web use the numbers 33/6 may confuse you.

This leads us to Bob Miles. Bob Miles was a Klan leader in seventies/eighties and a very good friend of Pastor Robb and the entire family. (He flew from Michigan to Arkansas to officiate at my 1 1/2 hour long wedding ceremony) When the federal govt. first imposed bussing on schools throughout America, Bob Miles was one of the loudest and most outspoken objectors. To silence his efforts he was wrongfully convicted of a "fictitious" plot to blow up a school bus. Sympathy was won for the poor blacks who just wanted to go to better schools and whites who rightly worried education would be dumbed down  and violence would soon become the norm in once good schools, soon were scared to be associated with a "bus bomber". While in prison, Bob Miles, a deeply religious man and preacher, detailed the different concepts of the Klan. He placed the Klan into different eras depending on their organizational goals, techniques, etc.

Robert (Bob)and close friends like Pastor Robb, agreed that the Klan could not always construct itself based on the original Klan. The original Klan was a territorial organization with one purpose - that purpose was to repel federal troops. When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by an agent of the Rothschild Banking family, the South lost a friend. Lincoln was intent on restoring Constitutional currency (the Lincoln Greenbacks) and on totally healing the breach between the northern and southern states. With his death, radical republicans bent on a totally integrated society and determined to make the south suffer, took over. Taxes were raised to such ridiculous amounts that land holders were suddenly without home or land. One positive note - as God does work in mysterious ways - was that the thousands of poverty stricken whites in the south no longer had to compete with free slave labor - but still there was little work left. The Klan was never organized to rebel against the United States Constitution. In fact new Ku Kluxers had to swear allegiance to the Constitution. Providentially, they felt, God had intended on keeping the nation together - but never under Negro or Jewish rule. The Klan of the first era, was by necessity, a totally secret society - known only to those who were members and their families. The Klan had sympathy throughout the south and successfully caused the withdraw of military troops, the restoration of voting rights for whites, and the placement of requirements for the privilege to vote in elections. The Klan saved the south.

The second era of the Klan began when Col. Simmons climbed to the top of Stone Mt. (the largest solid rock in the world) in Georgia and lit the first cross (cross lighting) He was a Methodist minister with an earnest desire to see the tide of non-white immigration ended before it destroyed the nation. Col. Simmons grew up in a time when Fraternalism was all the rage. The release of D.W. Griffiths' Birth of a Nation about the founding and rise of the Ku Klux Klan was perfectly timed to the resurgence of the Klan. Elizabeth Tyler, a fundraiser for the "better babies" movement became a chief organizer using modern organizing techniques. The country was ripe for an organization stressing the importance of the separation of the races and Christian conduct in all areas of life. The Klan became a powerful agent protecting the family and with full family participation in the membership roster, the klan came to the defense of women and children in the first organized effort to confront wife and child abuse. The country rallied behind the Klan. Also, in an age when there were few amusements, the fraternal styling of the organization made it fun. Sadly however, it soon became as fashionable to belong to the KKK as it was to the local country club and people began joining to be with the "in" crowd and not for the beliefs. The Klan was vocal on political issues and belonging to the Klan would often be the deciding factor. The second era Klan accomplished many things and for the time in which it existed was very successful.

However, soon with American interests directed toward WWII, the Klan receded to the background.

The next era of the Klan (the 3rd era) began with leaders like James Venable - complete with the fraternal and secret structure, but soon morphed into the 4th era with full blown public activism. Rallies and marches were held and the focus of the nation was on two bitter rivals: the Klan - standing for the Constitution and a white Christian way of life and the civil rights movement which wanted full integration culminating in interracial marriage and the obliteration of white majority rule.

Something had changed - something that would drastically change the public image of the Klan as a patriotic Christian organization to one of poorly educated social misfits who simply couldn't survive in a modern world - Television. As sincere as Klan leaders of the 4th era were, they made a horrific mistake. A mistake that Pastor Robb has recognized and has tailored the entire program of The Knights around. It was common knowledge in the 4th era that it was the white race that sent missionaries around the world, fed the hungry, healed the sick, taught the illiterate to read. But the reason the white race did these things is because they have compassion for the less fortunate. The white race is a compassionate people and we desire to help others. The 4th era was a propaganda fiasco. In homes across America families would sit down to dinner and watch on the evening news as Klansmen would angrily talk about "them Negroes". News footage would show poor helpless blacks being bitten by police dogs - but leave out the footage of Negroes kicking and baiting the dogs. Klan leaders would appear in news footage talking about lynching blacks (as indeed a govt. imposed death penalty should be what a black or white rapist gets) The anger of the 4th era Klan was justified, but they didn't understand that television was being used as a weapon against them - showing only the "monstrous" behavior of the "rednecks" and glossing over any ill behavior of blacks and depicting them as (what)? a people to feel sorry for - a race to have nothing but compassion for. True it was a difficult time for any God fearing white man or women who abhorred the direction their country was taking - but too many played into the media's hands by justifying the notion that the Negroes deserved nothing but compassion. The Klan wasn't a failure and there are still many good people around today who were members of the 4th era Klan, but the leaders lacked the vision.

And along came the 5th era and David Duke. Duke knew the Klan was once a beloved American institution. He knew the media was a powerful tool that could either be used against us or harnessed and used to our benefit. America needed to be shown the true face of the Klan and he was intent on showing it as the positive, family oriented movement that it was. Recognizing that America would respond better to a spokesman in a business suit (something they could relate to) better than the tarnished image of the robe, he didn't wait for the media to come to him, he went to the media and they loved it. Here was a smooth polished man reminiscent of the 2nd era when politicians were bragging about being Klan members. The Klan was making a huge return to the minds of the American people, but they still had the bad taste of the "well meaning" but public relations disaster of the 4th era...Klansmen cussing, driving around dirt roads at night looking for someone to lynch, and in a complete turn around from the heavy membership and leadership of women in the 2nd era - the media had somehow got it into the minds of the American people that the Ku Klux Klan had a deep hatred and resentment of women, wishing for them to be "barefoot, uneducated doormats just trying to stay ahead of the next beating by her drunken husband". Duke knew he had to do two things to change this wrong image. While the Klan has always been a Christian organization with Christian principles as its purpose, he needed a deeply religious and Christian man with credentials to put the Klan back solidly on its Christian foundation. and 2. Purposely and publicly work to recruit women - which while some Klan groups will let women join -The Knights remains the only organization that encourages women to join and fulfill the Christian commission given to white men and women to become leaders for Christ.

At the time David Duke was making headlines as an open and proud Klansman; professional, polite, honest, and sincere - Pastor Robb was making headlines as a man of the cloth who dared to stay committed to Biblical Christianity. Groups such as the ADL,JDL, NAACP, and the Southern Poverty Law Center hated the fact that a loving and likeable family man was speaking to crowds across America detailing that integration was NOT Christian, Homosexuality was NOT Christian, giving our birthright away to non-white illegal immigrants was NOT Christian, giving up our right to self defense was NOT Christian. It wasn't about hatred, it was the mandate from God - it was VERY VERY Christian.

After requesting that Pastor Robb speak to Klansmen and Klanswomen in meetings across America about the dire need to firmly establish Christ as our foundation, Duke asked Pastor Robb to join The Knights and become the national chaplain of the Klan. After much prayer, Pastor Robb felt that indeed the Klan had been at one time and would be again a tool used by God to deliver his people. He felt God was leading him to The Knights for a very important work. He became the national chaplain and soon national organizer. He always remained loyal, never slandered leadership, was always helpful and competent. Pastor Robb was always the helpful and loyal member making his commitment to The Knights and never looking back. When David Duke decided to start another group (the NAAWWP) and Don Black of Storm Front became national director, Pastor Robb stayed loyal and when the need arose began editing The White Patriot. When Don Black joined David Duke in his political pursuits in Louisiana and Stanley McCollumn became national director, Pastor Robb stayed loyal to The Knights speaking out for white people around the country as the national spokesman, organizer, editor, and chaplain for eight years. With the national office being in Tuscumbia, Alabama it was a hardship for Pastor Robb to fulfill these duties, but he did. With the help of his family in Arkansas keeping the office there running where much of the national work was done, he traveled every week to Alabama to help Mr. McCollumn run the official national office. He worked to continue improving The Knights, the image of the movement, and to market it to successful family minded individuals.

In 1989, Stanley McCollumn resigned and Pastor Robb became the national director. The Klan was still in the 5th era. The media was our only avenue to reach the masses. And the way to reach the media was through massive numbers of rallies. The Knights, and we've said it before and will continue to say it, wrote the book on Klan rallies. No one does it better. Organizers would come from around the country to the national office, now in Arkansas, to learn about organizing rallies. While other groups continue in the 4th era publicly wearing Klan robes, saying irresponsible things to the media (who of course will play it) and in general causing the general population to take pity on non-whites because the Klansmen they see look and act like goobers, The Knights never caused embarrassment to the movement. The Knights would hold 10-12 rallies on the same day throughout the nation - a couple hundred rallies a year. The rally team would be choreographed, music planned ahead, speeches carefully written. No half drunken Klansmen in a robe sauntering up with a bullhorn screaming obscenities at the crowd flanked by a dozen or so other Klansmen just kind of standing around like they had nowhere else to go that day - The Knights were professional and it showed. But the fifth era was soon to morph into the 6th era - at least for The Knights.

Even when Bob Miles was developing the profile of the different Klan eras. Pastor Robb recognized that while we had to put on our best face for the 5th era media/rally driven Klan there was a change soon to take place that would simultaneously work with his firm belief that America needed a truly Christian political party speaking out for white men, women, and children - The Knights Party.

Our goal, it has long been stated, is to win political power. All the things we hope to achieve can be wrapped up in winning political power. If any forget what our political platform is - then you need to look it over again. We don't want to become fashionable like in the 20's so that politicians join to help their campaign. We aren't fighting a physical war to save our actual homes like in the first era. We can't make the mistake of the 3rd/and 4th era and ignore the God given attribute of compassion that our people possess and let our enemies use it against us. We have to use it to our benefit.

The 6th era is the most exciting era and it is also a time when the odds seem stacked against us. Yet it is at times like these that God raises a few to lead many. How will The Knights Party get political power? We have to work one day at a time. Some in the overall movement will laugh and say armed rebellion is the only way. Some say that there will be no resurgence of racial pride and that we must only preserve a few pockets of believers here or there. We may very well find that the Aids Plague will leave only white Christians at the ballot box in 20-30 years. God will pave the way.

The truth is we don't know for sure how it will happen, but the Bible tells us that it will happen and no one should doubt it. We know that except for the time when our people were organized into a nation in ancient Israel of Biblical time - God has seldom used military might to win. Before any military might was used - such as in the American Revolution or in the forcing of King John to sign the Magna Carta, God used soul stirring to bring people to the point where they were willing to stand for their beliefs. This is why Pastor Robb continually points out our Christian duty and the necessity of witnessing to others.

The Knights Party is the 6th era of the Ku Klux Klan. We are reaching out to people on the premise of their need for political alternatives. We recognize that Christianity and political activism cannot be separated. Every Christian should know that the Bible's main theme is the future formation of God's government here on Earth - this is very political and it is very Christian at the same time - and the signs of end times are visible today.

In the 6th era as we work to make our people more politically aware and to make the politically aware more Christian in their everyday lives, God is giving us new tools. No longer do we have to rely on the media to get our message out to the masses. We don't have to use our limited resources to put on countless rallies across the nation to get 5 seconds of air time followed by 5 minutes of anti-Christian/Klan editorialism. The Knights was the first on the web in 1995. The internet changed so much. We could have rallies on a continual basis, but why? They served their purpose at the time. But we are beyond that.

The 6th era of the Klan is political in nature and the next natural course to take. Our strategy for the 6th era must be bold, well organized, thought out, and effective.
Anonymity for the individual Klansman or Klanswoman is essential in the 6th era. Klansmen and Klanswomen in The Knights are part of a nationally organized network and we must use all legal means necessary in order to bring about a return of lawful government in this nation. We must set our entire focus on what we can personally do to promote The Knights Party. In the 6th era the national headquarters must be very public in the promotion of our political program and political goals. Like a giant iceberg, the national headquarters serve as the spokesman for the movement and lies above the surface - the tip of the iceberg. But, below the surface is it's strength - the massive structure that serves to give strength to the tip. In any campaign, defeat or victory is often times determined by having either a weak constituency or a strong constituency. Klansmen and Klanswomen nationwide are very important to the effectiveness of our organization and in achieving political power when God feels the time is right and has molded conditions to make it possible.

The 6th era of the Klan or 33/6 can't be separated from The Knights, our political goals, our electronic/internet work (sidestepping no longer useful rallies)and  our increasingly successful effort to give America the accurate image of a Christian White Nationalist Movement (ku klux Klan)


Victory is Ours!
Rachel Pendergraft
HQ

The Knights Party / PO Box 2222 / Harrison, Arkansas 72601 / 870-427-3414 / Pastor Thomas Robb, dir.