Good O' Boy Roundup Report - March, 1996  2. Location of event
Larry Stewart suggested in his Senate testimony that the
Roundup, because it was held at night in the hills of Tennessee,
was "held in an atmosphere . . . associated with extremist group
activity or simply Klan activities." OIG therefore examined
whether the characteristics of the Roundup's two locations were
consistent with and amenable to running secretive racist events.
The site for the first four Roundups was a public campground
monitored by park rangers. Subsequent Roundups were held on
private property. This second site had some tree coverage, but
it was alongside a major road leading to a major tourist
attraction. Many attendees camped out in open fields, adjacent
to a main campground devoid of perimeter security. Many Roundup
events, including the rafting, motorcycle competition,
volleyball, and other sports, were conducted out in the open.
Nominal security existed to prevent people who had not paid from
drinking the Roundup's beer. Inde