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Willis Carto
Willis Allison Carto (July 17, 1926 – October 26, 2015) was an American far-right political activist. He described himself as a Jeffersonian and a populist, but was primarily known for his promotion of antisemitic conspiracy theories and Holocaust denial.
Carto was known for the Liberty Lobby and successor racial extremist organizations which he helped create. Carto ran a group supporting segregationist George Wallace's 1968 presidential campaign and reorganized the group into the National Youth Alliance, which promoted Francis Parker Yockey's ideology. Carto helped found the Populist Party, which served as an electoral vehicle for white supremacist group and Ku Klux Klan members, such as David Duke in the 1988 presidential election and Christian Identity supporter Bo Gritz in 1992. Carto ran the American Free Press newspaper which publishes antisemitic and racist books and features columns by Joe Sobran, James Traficant, Paul Craig Roberts, and others. The organization promotes 9/11 conspiracy theories. Carto's many other projects included the Institute for Historical Review, which promotes Holocaust denial.
Willis Allison Carto was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on July 17, 1926, to Willis Frank Carto and Dorothy Louise Carto (née Allison), then 22 and 21 years of age respectively. His father was a paper salesman. He had one younger brother. In his youth, he and his family listened to the broadcasts of antisemitic preacher Charles Coughlin. He attended Harrison Hill Grade School, before attending South Side High School.
He served in the United States Army in the Philippines in World War II and earned the Purple Heart when he was shot by a Japanese sniper. Carto later expressed disgust over his military service, describing it as a:
"fight for the glorious democracy of my country, the survival of Soviet communism, a third and fourth term for Roosevelt, a chance to kill Germans by the thousands as desired by Churchill, Eisenhower and the Zionists, part of Palestine for them as a bonus, vast riches for the bankers and war suppliers, coffin makers and flag makers."
After leaving the military, he lived with his parents in Mansfield, Ohio. He studied law for a semester at the University of Cincinnati Law School. He later worked for Procter & Gamble and moved west to San Francisco, California where he worked for the Household Finance Company.
In 1955, Carto founded an organization called Liberty Lobby, which remained in operation under his control until 2001, when the organization was forced into bankruptcy as a result of a lawsuit. Liberty Lobby published The Spotlight newspaper between 1975 and 2001.
In 1960, Carto was the last person to see Francis Parker Yockey alive; Carto visited him in prison shortly before Yockey killed himself. Following his death, Carto became the lead promoter of his writings; for some decades there was a persistent, but likely false, rumor that Carto had assisted in Yockey's suicide.
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Willis Carto
Willis Allison Carto (July 17, 1926 – October 26, 2015) was an American far-right political activist. He described himself as a Jeffersonian and a populist, but was primarily known for his promotion of antisemitic conspiracy theories and Holocaust denial.
Carto was known for the Liberty Lobby and successor racial extremist organizations which he helped create. Carto ran a group supporting segregationist George Wallace's 1968 presidential campaign and reorganized the group into the National Youth Alliance, which promoted Francis Parker Yockey's ideology. Carto helped found the Populist Party, which served as an electoral vehicle for white supremacist group and Ku Klux Klan members, such as David Duke in the 1988 presidential election and Christian Identity supporter Bo Gritz in 1992. Carto ran the American Free Press newspaper which publishes antisemitic and racist books and features columns by Joe Sobran, James Traficant, Paul Craig Roberts, and others. The organization promotes 9/11 conspiracy theories. Carto's many other projects included the Institute for Historical Review, which promotes Holocaust denial.
Willis Allison Carto was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on July 17, 1926, to Willis Frank Carto and Dorothy Louise Carto (née Allison), then 22 and 21 years of age respectively. His father was a paper salesman. He had one younger brother. In his youth, he and his family listened to the broadcasts of antisemitic preacher Charles Coughlin. He attended Harrison Hill Grade School, before attending South Side High School.
He served in the United States Army in the Philippines in World War II and earned the Purple Heart when he was shot by a Japanese sniper. Carto later expressed disgust over his military service, describing it as a:
"fight for the glorious democracy of my country, the survival of Soviet communism, a third and fourth term for Roosevelt, a chance to kill Germans by the thousands as desired by Churchill, Eisenhower and the Zionists, part of Palestine for them as a bonus, vast riches for the bankers and war suppliers, coffin makers and flag makers."
After leaving the military, he lived with his parents in Mansfield, Ohio. He studied law for a semester at the University of Cincinnati Law School. He later worked for Procter & Gamble and moved west to San Francisco, California where he worked for the Household Finance Company.
In 1955, Carto founded an organization called Liberty Lobby, which remained in operation under his control until 2001, when the organization was forced into bankruptcy as a result of a lawsuit. Liberty Lobby published The Spotlight newspaper between 1975 and 2001.
In 1960, Carto was the last person to see Francis Parker Yockey alive; Carto visited him in prison shortly before Yockey killed himself. Following his death, Carto became the lead promoter of his writings; for some decades there was a persistent, but likely false, rumor that Carto had assisted in Yockey's suicide.