Jozef Mlot-Mroz
Jozef Mlot-Mroz | |
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Jozef Mlot-Mroz surrounded by Yippies at Richard Nixon's first inauguration, January 1969 | |
| Born | Józef Wladyslaw Mróz January 21, 1921 Herrmannsdorf, Lower Silesia, Weimar Republic (now Męcinka, Poland) |
| Died | October 31, 2002 (aged 81) Groton, Connecticut, United States |
| Burial place | Saint Mary's Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Organizations |
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| Political party | Polish Peasant Party |
| Spouse |
Barbara C. Thompson (m. 1970) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Polish Underground State |
Jozef Mlot-Mroz (born Józef Wladyslaw Mróz; January 21, 1921 – October 31, 2002) was a Polish-American anti-communist, right-wing political activist and antisemitic conspiracy theorist.
During the Second World War, Mroz fought with the Polish Home Army against the German occupation of Poland, and after the war ended he continued to participate in subversive activities against communist authorities, for which he was imprisoned. After escaping Soviet captivity he fled to Germany and eventually immigrated to the United States, where he became a prolific anti-Communist protester and opponent of the civil rights movement known for his inflammatory protest signs and provocative activity.
A political conservative, Mroz opposed racial integration and abortion rights, and supported American involvement in the Vietnam War. His political positions were tied to his belief in antisemitic and white supremacist conspiracy theories, and shortly before his death it was revealed that the frequency of his activism was made possible by donations from wealthy far-right patrons.