Scottish link to far-right racist organisation
RACIST protestors who marched at a right-wing rally in Charlottesville are said to be obsessed with Scotland and believe in a US dominated by “European Americans”.
The League Of The South are said to be bagpipe devotees and hold Highland Games-style events to attract members.
Members of the far-right organisation were involved in violent skirmishes at a Unite The Right Rally held in Charlottesville, Virginia last week.
The event resulted in demonstrator Heather Heyer, 32, being killed when a car ploughed into a crowd.
The group’s chairman Michael Hill had been due to address the white supremacist rally, but his speech was scrapped after the protest turned violent.
Despite the violence, Hill took to Twitter in the aftermath to say: “The League Of The South had a good day in Charlottesville, Virginia.
“Our warriors acquitted themselves as men. God be praised!”
The organisation was set up in 1994 with an aim to create a separate southern state in America.
Some of its founders claim to be of Scottish descent and have labelled William Wallace a hero.
They oppose interracial marriage and celebrate
the assassination of President Lincoln.
In 2014, the League Of The South unveiled an official flag called the Southern Nationalist flag, which is similar to the Scottish saltire but coloured black and white.
The League has previously hit the headlines for using Highland Games events to target new members as well as giving senior donors, known as the inner Circle of St Andrew, a saltire lapel badge.
Members often wear kilts of Confederate Memorial Tartan and play bagpipes at meetings.