white supremacists

Members of the Ku Klux Klan ceremonially initiate a new recruit at a meeting in 1922.

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What The Ebbs And Flows Of The KKK Can Tell Us About White Supremacy Today

6:00am December 08, 2018

by Kat Chow

With the spate of racist mass violence in recent years, it's helpful to consider past waves of white supremacist activity in the United States and what, exactly, caused those ebbs and flows.

White supremacists march through Charlottesville, Va., the night before the "Unite the Right" rally in August 2017. Federal agents have arrested four men on riot charges connected to the rally.

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4 California Men Charged With Rioting At Last Year's Rally In Charlottesville, Va.

7:06pm October 02, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The men are said to be linked to a militant white supremacist street-fighting club based in Southern California. "They were essentially serial rioters," said U.S. Attorney Thomas Cullen.

DeAndre Harris, on the ground, is assaulted in a parking garage beside the Charlottesville, Va., police station on Aug. 12, 2017, after a white nationalist rally was dispersed by police.

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White Man Convicted Of Beating Black Man At Charlottesville White Nationalist Rally

9:17am May 02, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

A group of white men hit and kicked the man as he lay on the ground during the violent rally last summer. Jacob Scott Goodwin of Arkansas, the first to be convicted, said he acted in self-defense.

Sometimes it can feel like there is a terrorist attack on the news every other week. But how much attention an attack receives has a lot to do with one factor: the religion of the perpetrator. David McNew /AFP/Getty Images

The Weight of Our Words

7:24am April 13, 2018

Violent crimes committed by Muslims are much more likely to be reported as "terrorism." And that has disturbing consequences for the way Muslims are perceived.

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"It brings back a lot of shame," Christian Picciolini says of his time fronting a white power punk band. He has since disavowed the white supremacist movement and works to help others disengage from it too.

A Former Neo-Nazi Explains Why Hate Drew Him In — And How He Got Out

2:27pm January 18, 2018

by Dave Davies

Christian Picciolini spent eight years as a member of a violent, white power skinhead group. He eventually withdrew and co-founded a nonprofit to help extremists disengage.

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Taylor Michael Wilson is charged with terrorism, after stopping an Amtrak train in October in Nebraska.

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Alleged White Supremacist Is Charged With Terrorism After Stopping Amtrak Train

3:47pm January 05, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The FBI uncovered ties to "an 'alt-right' Neo-Nazi group" and accounts that the suspect talked about killing black people, according to court papers.

Music & Culture

After Labels Object, White Nationalist Stormfront Radio Stops Using Johnny Cash

5:34pm September 14, 2017

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Show producers received a cease-and-desist notice from Universal Music Group and American Recordings telling them to stop using Cash's cover of the Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne song "I Won't Back Down."

Antifa members and counterprotesters gather during a right-wing No-To-Marxism rally Sunday at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Berkeley, Calif.

I Saw His Humanity: 'Reveal' Host On Protecting Right-Wing Protester

8:49pm August 28, 2017

by Kelly McEvers

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Al Letson, host of the podcast Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX, about protecting a man from being beaten at a Berkeley, Calif., anti-hate rally.

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Protesters march through San Francisco on Saturday while officials took steps to prevent violence ahead of planned events by a right-wing group.

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2 Far-Right Rallies In Bay Area Fizzle While Counterprotesters Rejoice

10:37pm August 26, 2017

by Chris Benderev

Both rallies were canceled Friday. One organizer attempted to hold a press conference on Saturday instead but abandoned that plan after police cordoned off the location.

A protester wears a pistol in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday. The ACLU says it will consider the potential for violence when evaluating whether to represent potential clients.

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Gun-Carrying Protesters Create 'Tricky' Question For ACLU

5:56pm August 18, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

"We don't feel we have to represent any group – including white supremacists – seeking to demonstrate with firearms," said the organization, which has long defended groups unpopular with its members.