RIP, Olaf Childress
Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2018 11:10 am
Mr. Childress passed away in July, but I just now learned of it when the following appeared in my email:
Olaf Childress, R.I.P.
Olaf Childress, the Editor and Publisher of The First Freedom (TFF,) died on July 20, 2018 at age 85. He was a long-time resident of Silverhill, AL.
Olaf Published TFF from 1998 until June 2018. Never jealous of other publications, he always encouraged the publishing of others of a conservative or white nationalist orientation.
He advertised TFF as "A racist monthly tabloid -- Covers the South like White on grits -- emphasis White." TFF reported on issues involving the South and Confederate Heritage issues, and regularly publicized activities of The League of the South.
He opposed the efforts of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) and United Daughters of the Confederacy to betray their ancestry and adopt "politically correct" posturing. He had a feud of many years with SCV groups over their differences.
He was a very special man of the "old school,” honorable, hardworking and uncomplaining. He prayed every morning for one hour and had a strong and abiding Christian faith.
He began his working life as a carpenter, and then had stints with the US Marines and US Army. Childress spent five years supervising German construction workers on US military bases in Germany. Later, he established New South Homes, a custom builder of residential homes.
He was highly educated and well-schooled in the Western tradition and spoke the German language fluently.
Eventually, he became involved in protest movements against today's "unconstitutional, criminal, illegitimate, tyrannical Marxist/Socialist, de facto occupational government" as he characterized it. He also was an inventor who received several patents for his efforts.
When he realized his health was failing, he attempted to find another willing to carry on the publishing of TFF. It may still be possible for someone to come forward and continue his work.