Frank Collin
Frank Collin | |
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Collin in 1970 | |
| 1st President of the National Socialist Party of America | |
| In office 1970–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Harold Covington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 3, 1944 Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | National Socialist Party of America (1970–1977) |
| Other political affiliations | American Nazi Party (c. 1960s) |
| Profession | Political activist, New Age author |
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Francis Joseph Collin (born November 3, 1944) is an American former political activist and Midwest coordinator with the American Nazi Party, later known as the National Socialist White People's Party. After being ousted for being partly Jewish (which he denied), in 1970, Collin founded the National Socialist Party of America (NSPA). In the late 1970s, his planned march in the predominantly Jewish suburb of Skokie, Illinois was challenged; the case ultimately reached the United States Supreme Court to correct procedural deficiencies.
In 1979 Collin was convicted of child molestation and sentenced to seven years in prison, and he lost his position in the party. After being released early on parole from prison, Collin created a new career as a writer, publishing numerous books under the pen name Frank Joseph. He wrote New Age and hyperdiffusionist works.