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Stoner suffered from polio at the age of 2, leaving him with a limp. He came from a family which had a sight-seeing company in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee and Chattanooga, Tennessee. Stoner's father Jesse Benjamin Sr. died when J.B. was five and his mother Minnie died when J.B. was 17.

At a young age, Stoner admired segregationalist politician Theodore Bilbo. Stoner was active in white supremacist groups and traveled to Washington D.C. to support Bilbo.

Stoner's bad leg kept him out of duty during World War II. After the War, Stoner rechartered a chapter of the Ku Klux Klan in Chattanooga. Stoner said that "being a Jew [should] be a crime punishable by death." Stoner also ran the National States' Rights Party .

Stoner earned a law degree, and served as a lawyer to James Earl Ray. The FBI also investigated Stoner in the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and for bombings of black churches, such as the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing.

Stoner ran for Governor of Georgia in 1970. He then ran for the United States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the United States Congress, smaller than the U. House of Representatives. Together, they compose the legislative branch of the United States government. Seal of the Senate Each state elects two senators throu in 19721972 is a leap year starting on Saturday (click link for calendar). Events January events January 2 the Pierre Hotel Heist Six men rob the safety deposit boxes of the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Loot is at least $4 million January 5 President of the Un, finishing fifth in the Democratic Party primary with over 40,000 votes. During his Senate campaign, the FCCThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, created, directed, and empowered by Congressional statute. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 as the successor to the Federal Radio Commi ruled that television stations had to play his ads due to the fairness doctrine. His ads included the word " niggerThe word nigger is a highly controversial term used in many countries, specifically those in the British and American political axis, to refer to individuals with dark skin, especially those of African origin who were racially classified by the outdated t" and claims by Stoner that "The main reason why the niggers want integration is because niggers want our white women". Stoner also recieved 73,000 votes (10% of the vote) in his campaign for Lieutenant Governor in 1978Events January January 1 The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. January 1 Air India's Boeing 747 explodes near Bombay 213 dead. January 4 Referendum in Chile supports policies of Augusto Pinochet..

Stoner was indicted for the 1958Events January January 1 Treaty of Rome founding the EU is implemented January 4 Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit (launched on October 4 1957) January 8 14 year old Bobby Fischer wins the United States Chess Championship January 18 Armed Lumbee Nat bombing of an empty church in Birmingham, Alabama. He was then convicted in 1980. Stoner appealed for three years, and when his appeals ran out, he was a fugitive for four months. After his release from prison in 1986, Stoner ran for office again.

J.B. Stoner is currently lives in a nursing home and his left side is partially paralyzed due to a stroke.