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Alan Berg

American talk radio show host (1934-1984) · United States · On the map · Journalists · Died at 50

Alan Harrison Berg was a Jewish-American talk radio show host in Denver, Colorado. He had outspoken atheistic and liberal views and a confrontational interview style. Berg was assassinated by members of the white supremacist group The Order, which believed in killing all Jews and sending all black people to Africa.

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Those involved in the killing were part of a group planning to kill prominent Jews such as Berg. Two of Berg's killers, David Lane and Bruce Pierce, were convicted on charges of federal civil rights violations for killing him. They were sentenced to 190 years and 252 years in prison, respectively.

Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1934 to 1984 · aged 50

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