Christian Nationalist Party

Not to be confused with the Christian Patriots Crusade

The Christian Nationalist Party (formerly the America First Party, renamed in August 1947) was the political wing of the Christian Nationalist Crusade. It was founded by Gerald L. K. Smith who was the party’s candidate in the 1948 US presidential race. Harry A. Romer was the party’s vice presidential pick. The party’s platform was centered upon racial segregation, repatriation of willing Blacks back to Africa, breaking of diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, ending the US role in the United Nations, and deportation of all Zionists from America.

History

Gerald L. K. Smith founded the Christian Nationalist Crusade in St. Louis in 1942 to "preserve America as a Christian nation being conscious of a highly organized campaign to substitute Jewish tradition for Christian tradition," to opposeCommunism, world government and immigration, and to "fight mongrelization and all attempts to force the intermixture of the black and white races." The political party promoted racist and anti-Semitic causes in St. Louis in the 1940s and 1950s. It published and distributed tracts and a monthly magazine, The Cross and the Flag. Targets of Gerald L. K. Smith's rhetoric included radio commentator Drew Pearson, Hollywood communists and jazz music. Headquartered in St. Louis, the Christian Nationalist Crusade circulated petitions and urged initiative actions throughout the country to legalize segregation. In 1949, the Globe-Democrat reported that a group of blacks met to pass a resolution calling for Smith's death. The Christian Nationalist party unsuccessfully ran candidates in the Missouri General Election in 1950. It also chose Douglas MacArthur as its presidential candidate, without his endorsement, in 1952.

In 1950, the party achieved ballot access in the state of Missouri. The party had a state-wide slate consisting mainly of Smith staff members: John Hamilton for the US Senate, Opal Tanner for State Auditor, and other congregational candidate seats. Ballot access in Missouri allowed the party to purchase political air time on radio and the new medium of television to present their message to the electorate. In the 1952 presidential race the party nominated General Douglas MacArthur for President (without his consent) and Jack B. Tenney for Vice President. That year the party was on the ballot in the states of Washington, Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas and received write-in votes in other states. A rival party, the Constitution Party, was also formed that year.

It engaged in publication and distribution of texts advocating its views, and had produced monthly magazine, called The Cross and The Flag. It moved to Glendale, California in 1953.

Writings

Tracts

• The Jews and Their Lies by Martin Luther (1948)
• Creed of Christian Nationalism (1949)
• These Are The Big Issues (1950)
• Matters of Life and Death (1958)
• Blackmail Treason Surrender (Written Two Days After President Johnson Withdrew From The Presidential Race, 1968)
• Protocols of the Meetings of The Learned Elders of Zion (1970)
• Mr. Smith Returns From Washington, A Sensational Report on The Nation's Capital
• Is it Unscriptural to Criticize the Jews?
• Jewish Problem As Dealt With By The Popes
• My Fight for The Right
• Zionism's Master Plan for the World

Pamphlet

• White Man, Awaken!

See also

• Committee of One Million
• Patriotic Tract Society
• Christian Action Party
• Roy E. Gillaspie
• Constitution Party (United States, 1952)
• Lineage of American Nationalist organizations and individuals

External links

• THIS IS CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM (Archive)