became a real life rebellion. powerful new white supremacist armies sprung up in the 1980s. boasting tens of thousands of hard core members. >> you could say we're the front line soldiers for the movement. >> one group actually took its name from the book, the order. >> there was a sea change in the kind of activity carried out by the white power movement. >> the groups adopted the book's terrorist tactics. >> they stole $4 million. >> including armed robberies to get funding. >> allen burr was murdered. >> and assassinations. >> ten defendants were charged with conspiracy to overthrow the u.s. government. >> the federal government tried to bring the movement down. >> did you plan to overthrow the government? >> indicting several of its ringleaders on seditious conspiracy and other charges, but they were all acquitted by an all-white jury.