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Article: Activist in Nazi garb causes ruckus on UC-Berkeley campus
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- University Wire
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- September 24, 1999
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Jonathan Yaffe
University Wire
09-24-1999
(Daily Californian) (U-WIRE) BERKELEY, Calif. -- A man wearing Nazi attire and exhibiting a haircut and mustache that resembled Adolf Hitler's caused an uproar at University of California-Berkeley Thursday, even though he made no reference to racial supremacy.
John Griffin, a self-proclaimed "free-lance environmental activist," spoke out in favor of racial unity and environmental protection, attracting the attention of approximately 150 students.
"The time for racism is dead," Griffin shouted. "We need the Jews, Christians and everyone else to work together to save the environment."
Griffin said that he knew his actions would make others angry, but ...