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Proud Boys

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A member of the Proud Boys gestures in front of the Oregon state capitol during a protest in support of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, on January 8, 2022 in Salem, Oregon.
Key PointsThe Proud Boys are a right-wing extremist group with a history of using violence, targeted harassment and intimidation to achieve their political goals and combat perceived enemies like “antifa” and others.The group serves as a tent for misogynistic, anti-immigrant, Islamophobic and anti-LGBTQ+ ideologies and other forms of hate – including antisemitism and white supremacy – that oppose progressivism, feminism, multiculturalism and “woke” ideology…
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Oath Keepers

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Key Points The Oath Keepers were an anti-government extremist organization formed in 2009 that quickly became one of the largest groups within the militia movement, which believes that the federal government has been co-opted by a shadowy conspiracy that is trying to strip Americans of their rights.Though the Oath Keepers accepted anyone as members, what differentiated them from other anti-government extremist groups was their explicit focus on recruiting current and former military, law…
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Alt Right: A Primer on the New White Supremacy

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The Alt Right                Alt right, short for “alternative right,” is a repackaging of white supremacy by extremists seeking to mainstream their ideology. The term emerged in 2010 and started to gain widespread traction in 2016. People who identify with the alt right regard mainstream or traditional conservatives as weak and impotent, largely because they do not adequately support white racial…
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New Jersey European Heritage Association (NJEHA)

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Key Points New Jersey European Heritage Association (NJEHA) is a small, New Jersey-based white supremacist group. NJEHA espouses racism, anti-Semitism and intolerance under the guise of “saving” white European peoples from purported imminent extinction. NJEHA spreads their hateful propaganda online and by distributing fliers in central New Jersey. NJEHA has organized and participated in white supremacist rallies and demonstrations. Background Created in…
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Shield Wall Network (SWN)

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Shield Wall Network (SWN) is a small white supremacist group based in Mountain View, Arkansas, with chapters in Tennessee and West Virginia. SWN promotes racist and anti-Semitic rhetoric. Members organize white supremacist rallies and conferences, and attend events organized by other white supremacist groups. SWN’s primary goal is to build a white ethno-state. Overview The Shield Wall Network (SWN) is a white supremacist group, led by Billy Roper, whose goal is to build a…
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Daily Stormer Book Clubs (SBC)

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Update: The small, local crews of young white men who followed and supported Andrew Anglin and his neo-Nazi website, were responsible for 82 propaganda distributions in 2019 and 80 in 2018 but are currently inactive. Daily Stormer contributor Robert Warren Ray, aka Azzmador, remains on the lam from felony charges related to his alleged use of pepper spray on counter protesters during the tiki torch-lit march through the University of Virginia campus the night before UTR. In September…
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League of the South (LoS)

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Key Points: The League of the South (LoS) is a white supremacist group that advocates for southern secession and an independent, white-dominated South. The LoS espouses racist and anti-Semitic rhetoric.  It organizes white supremacist rallies, conferences and flash demonstrations, and attends events organized by other white supremacist groups. Founded in 1994, the LoS has been stagnant until recently, but is raising its public profile, holding multiple public events and quickly…
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National Socialist Movement

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National Socialist Movement logo Key Points: The National Socialist Movement is a neo-Nazi group. Burt Colucci has led the NSM since March 2019. In decline for several years, the NSM’s core membership has fallen to one or two dozen. The NSM is known for holding public rallies and protests dressed in Nazi-styled uniforms. Overview: The National Socialist Movement (NSM) is a neo-Nazi group with membership scattered around the country. Once the largest and most…
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Rise Above Movement (R.A.M.)

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UPDATE: Following the arrest of several key members in 2018, the Rise Above Movement (R.A.M.) remains largely defunct today. The group’s former co-founder, Robert Rundo, has also dealt with legal issues over the years: After being extradited from Romania, Rundo was charged in August 2023 in connection with a series of physical altercations at political rallies throughout California in 2018. Rundo pled guilty in September 2024 to conspiracy to riot and was subsequently released in…
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Patriot Front

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On May 13, 2023, approximately 150 members of Patriot Front marched through the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Source: Telegram.
Key Points Members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front believe that their ancestors conquered America and bestowed it to them, and no one else. Patriot Front defines itself as an organization of “American nationalists,” justifying its hate and intolerance under the guise of preserving America’s identity as a “Pan-European nation.” Since 2019, Patriot Front has been responsible for the vast majority of white supremacist propaganda distributed in the United…
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Milo Yiannopoulos: Five Things to Know

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1. Milo Yiannopoulos is a controversial right-wing media personality and provocateur. While he refers to himself as "the world's most fabulous supervillain,” and claims to be a conservative and a fearless bulwark against the encroaching forces of “political correctness,” Yiannopoulos is in actuality a provocateur who specializes in attacking groups he dislikes. He particularly despises the left and promotes what he calls “a new cultural libertarianism.” …
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From "Little Rock Nine" to Today

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Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Eckford, Carlotta Walls, Mayor Wagner, Thelma Mothershed, Gloria Ray, Terrance Roberts, Ernest Green, Melba Pattilo, Jefferson Thomas. On September 23, 1957 in Little Rock, Arkansas, these nine African-American students quietly slipped into Central High School through the side door with the assistance of the city’s police, while an angry white mob numbering 1,000 swarmed the front of the school to await their arrival. Upon learning of their entry, the…
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Brown v. Board of Education

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More than sixty-five years after Brown v. Board of Education, the promise of equal access to quality education remains unfulfilled. School expulsions and suspensions are among the best predictors of who will drop out of high school and African American students are three more likely to be suspended or expelled than their white peers. In January 2014, the Department of Education and Department of Justice issued watershed guidance on school discipline with the intent to …
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Civil Rights Act of 1964

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2, 1964. The Act prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities and made employment discrimination illegal based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. The document was the most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction. As we commemorate the anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, we have an opportunity to teach and learn…
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Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP)

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Demonstrators organized by Jewish Voice for Peace and IfNotNow rally to demand a ceasefire in Gaza on October 18, 2023 near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.
Key PointsJewish Voice for Peace (JVP) is a radical anti-Israel and anti-Zionist activist group that advocates for the eradication of Zionism and the boycott of Israel.JVP does not represent the mainstream Jewish community, which it views as bigoted for its association with Israel.JVP promotes messaging that descends into the antisemitic vilification of “Zionists,” and can include classic antisemitic tropes and support for terrorists.JVP blamed Israel for the Hamas October 7,…
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50 Years Later: Remembering Selma

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From Bloody Sunday to the Voting Rights Act: How One Day Changed the Course of Civil Rights History March 7, 1965 — a day that would become known as Bloody Sunday — forever changed the course of American history. That day the nation’s attention turned to Selma, Alabama, where state troopers and a sheriff’s posse brutally attacked 575 demonstrators attempting to march peacefully to Montgomery.  The marchers had gathered for two purposes: to advocate for voting…
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