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William Pierce was born
White supremacist William Pierce (September 11, 1933 - July 23, 2002) established his headquarters at a rural compound near Hillsboro in 1984.Pierce was born in Portland, Oregon. A former physics professor, Pierce was co-founder in 1974 of the Nat...
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