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Mon Jul 8, 2024, 07:43 PM Jul 2024

What we know about the White nationalist group Patriot Front

Source: CNN

What we know about the White nationalist group Patriot Front

By Holly Yan, Sarah Dewberry and Sharif Paget, CNN
5 minute read
Published 5:46 PM EDT, Mon July 8, 2024

(CNN) — With their faces concealed behind white cloths and sunglasses, dozens of protesters marched down the streets of downtown Nashville this weekend, chanting “Sieg Heil” and “Deportation saves the nation,” according to a statement from the Tennessee Democratic Party.

“Reclaim America,” one banner at the front of the group read. Behind it, uniformed marchers in dark shirts and khaki-colored pants hoisted a plethora of Confederate and historic US flags, with some of the American flags turned upside down.

Their attire and tactics are hallmarks of the Patriot Front white supremacist group, ...

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How did Patriot Front start?

Patriot Front “is a white nationalist hate group that formed in the aftermath of the deadly ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville, Virginia,” according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

“The organization broke off from Vanguard America (VA), a neo-Nazi group that participated in the chaotic demonstration,” the SPLC website adds.

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Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/08/us/patriot-front-white-nationalist-group/index.html

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What we know about the White nationalist group Patriot Front (Original Post) Eugene Jul 2024 OP
If they all had little black moustaches Arne Jul 2024 #1
Hiding their faces behind white rags makes em easy to spot. Cameras are everywhere these days Deuxcents Jul 2024 #2
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