After Alan Berg, a Jewish talk show host, was shot to death in 1984, federal investigators scrutinized The Order, a white supremacist group. An investigation turned up plans to overthrow the government. Some in the movement began to operate in smaller cells, but their ideology was by no means extinguished. This is the first episode of a five-part series in collaboration with The WNET Group’s reporting initiative Exploring Hate.
Extremism in America: Emergence of The Order
Alan Berg was an outspoken radio host known for debating people with racist views. His death in a 1984 shooting uncovered a web of white supremacists.