Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead

Frank Meeink speaks about his descent into America's Nazi underground and his ultimate triumph over hatred and addiction. By age sixteen, Meeink was one of the most notorious skinhead gang leaders on the East Coast. By eighteen, he was doing hard time in an Illinois prison, where he began to question his hatred, thanks in large part to his African-American teammates on a prison football league. Shortly after being paroled, Meeink defected from the white supremacy movement. The Oklahoma City bombing inspired him to try to stop the hatred he once had felt. He began speaking on behalf of the Anti-Defamation League and appeared on MTV and other national networks as a part of his efforts. Meeink, who was the director of fan development for the Iowa Chops hockey team, is the founder of the Hockey for Harmony Foundation, which encourages youth of all races to play hockey. Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead is his first book.