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Rocky Suhayda

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Rocky Suhayda
Chairman of the American Nazi Party
In office
1999–2022
Succeeded byAxl Hess
Preceded byOffice established
Personal details
Born
Rocky Joe Suhayda

1952 (age 72–73)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Children3

Rocky Joe Suhayda (born 1952) is an American neo-Nazi and far-right activist, who was chairman of an organization called the American Nazi Party, based in Michigan. Suhayda's American Nazi Party is not the same organization as the original American Nazi Party, founded by George Lincoln Rockwell. He has held the office since at least 1999.

Early life

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Suhayda was born in 1952[1][2] in Detroit, Michigan.[3] Suhayda graduated from Bentley High School in Livonia, Michigan, in 1969.[4] He worked in the shipping and receiving department of the Garden City Osteopathic Hospital.[4] Suhayda has run unsuccessfully for public office on several occasions, including for the Livonia School District and the Livonia City Council.[3][4][5] He has three children.[3]

Neo-Nazism

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Suhayda was a member of the World Union of Free Enterprise National Socialists and the National Association for the Advancement of White People,[4][6] and subsequently founded his own organization under the name of the American Nazi Party. Suhayda's organization claims a connection to the American Nazi Party founded by George Lincoln Rockwell in 1959,[7][8] but it is officially a separate entity.[9] He has held the office since at least 1999.[10][11] He and his group are based in Michigan.[12][13] As of January 2022, the American Nazi Party's website named him as chairman,[14] updated by February 2022 to list as chairman Axl Hess.[15] Hess was previously the group's spokesman.[16]

Suhayda formerly ran the European American Education Association.[17] He was a member of the National White People's Party in 1976, but resigned some point before 1979.[18] From 1979 until the 1980's, he was the Chairman of a 12-member group called The National Front.[18] Suhayda has stated that he represents a Livonia chapter of the Ku Klux Klan.[19] On September 10, 1989, he held a "White Vigil", which he said was to "honor all of our comrades who have died for our cause and who face living death"; it was in an effort to unify white power groups. Members from six groups attended.[17] In 1990, a meeting of the Michigan White Unity Coalition was held in his home.[20]

Following white supremacist activist Alex Curtis being indicted in 2000, Suhayda appealed for legal donations for Curtis.[21] Shortly after the September 11 attacks, Suhayda stated that "if we were one-tenth as serious as the bin Laden terrorists, we just might start getting somewhere", and that the hijackers had "put our great White Movement to SHAME".[22][23][24][25] During the 2008 United States presidential election, he stated that he preferred Barack Obama, despite him being black, saying that: "White people are faced with either a negro or a total nutter who happens to have a pale face. Personally, I’d prefer the negro."[26] His ANP allows non-White or Jewish "supporters".[27] In 2016, Suhayda stated on his radio show that a Donald Trump presidency could give American Nazis the chance to build a 'pro-white' political caucus similar to the Congressional Black Caucus.[28][29] He publicly supported the appointment of Steve Bannon to the position of chief strategist in Donald Trump's White House.[30][31]

References

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  1. ^ Suhayda, Rocky (April 22, 2015). "ANP Report for April 22, 2015". American Nazi Party. Archived from the original on May 23, 2016. In 1952 when I was born, America was a 92% White/European nation [...]
  2. ^ Suhayda, Rocky (August 21, 2005). "ANP Report for August 21, 2005". American Nazi Party. Archived from the original on November 29, 2006. But as I was born in 1952, and have SEEN it with my own eyes...
  3. ^ a b c Pearlman, Jeff (June 20, 2012). "Rocky Suhayda". Archived from the original on June 26, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d Armbruster, Sandra (April 14, 1983). "4 candidates seek 2 posts on W-W board" (PDF). Westland Observer. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 13, 2016.
  5. ^ Hitsky, Alan (February 28, 1997). "Profile of Hate". Detroit Jewish News. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  6. ^ Hammerstein, B.J.; McBain, Jeremy (July 15, 1999). "Racist hate flyers cast throughout city by Neo-Nazi group last week". The Novie News. p. 2. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  7. ^ "The New Lexicon of Hate: The Changing Tactics, Language and Symbols of America's Extremists" (PDF). Simon Wiesenthal Center. 2009. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-943058-28-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2016.
  8. ^ Motadel, David (August 17, 2017). "The United States was never immune to fascism. Not then, not now | David Motadel". the Guardian. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  9. ^ "A Guide to the American Nazi Party Recruiting Materials, c.1966 American Nazi Party Recruiting Materials Ms2015-060". Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. 2015. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  10. ^ Perry, Tony; Murphy, Kim (November 11, 2000). "White Supremacist, 3 Followers Charged With Harassing 4 Officials". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Rocky Suhayda, chairman of the American Nazi Party[...]
  11. ^ Dieterich, Andrew (August 12, 1999). "Nazi literature recently distributed through Northville". The Novi News. p. 9. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  12. ^ Catallo, Heather. "Nazis Next Door: Michigan is home to largest Neo-Nazi group in U.S." Evansville Courier & Press. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  13. ^ "Red, White and Angry : Communist, Nazi parties endorse 'Occupy' protests". Yahoo News. October 17, 2011. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016. In its statement on Sunday, the Westland, Mich.-based Nazi party[...]
  14. ^ "Who We Are – American Nazi Party". web.archive.org. January 6, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  15. ^ "Who We Are – American Nazi Party". web.archive.org. February 5, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  16. ^ Conroy, Bill (April 15, 2015). "Neo-Nazis Blitz Vigil for Victim of Cops". The Daily Beast. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  17. ^ a b Billups, William Robert (March 1, 2023). "Martyred Women and White Power since the Civil Rights Era: From Kathy Ainsworth to Vicki Weaver". Journal of American History. 109 (4): 804–827. doi:10.1093/jahist/jaad002. ISSN 0021-8723.
  18. ^ a b Scanlon, Mike (July 27, 1979). "Livonia candidate stages pornography protest" (PDF). Canton Observer. Canton, Michigan. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2014.
  19. ^ Trueman, Mary (July 27, 1980). "Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan · Page 4". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 13, 2016. Suhayda said he represents a Livonia chapter of the Klan [...]
  20. ^ "Harassment of blacks in Warren investigated". Detroit Free Press. May 23, 1990. p. 14. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  21. ^ Perry, Tony; Murphy, Kim (November 11, 2000). "White Supremacist, 3 Followers Charged". Los Angeles Times. pp. A12, A18. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "Terrorism Strikes America: What They are Saying". Anti-Defamation League. September 14, 2001. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015.
  23. ^ Levin, Josh (April 16, 2013). "The Novel That Imagined a Boston Marathon Terrorist Attack". Slate. Archived from the original on April 18, 2013.
  24. ^ Slevin, Peter (November 5, 2001). "In Anthrax Probe, Questions of Skill, Motive". The Washington Post.
  25. ^ Ridgeway, James (October 30, 2001). "Osama's New Recruits". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016.
  26. ^ "Not All White Supremacists Oppose Black President". Southern Poverty Law Center. August 29, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  27. ^ "Nazis of Color". UNICORN RIOT. July 12, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  28. ^ Pengelly, Martin (August 7, 2016). "American Nazi Party leader sees 'a real opportunity' with a Trump presidency". The Guardian. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  29. ^ Holley, Peter (August 7, 2016). "Top Nazi leader: Trump will be a 'real opportunity' for white nationalists". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  30. ^ Kaczynski, Andrew; Massie, Chris (November 15, 2016). "White nationalists see advocate in Steve Bannon who will hold Trump to his campaign promises". CNN. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016.
  31. ^ Devaney, Tim (November 14, 2016). "KKK, American Nazi Party praise Trump's hiring of Bannon". The Hill. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016.
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