Following the violence in Charlottesville, many are asking where the movement will go from here.
Following the violence in Charlottesville, many are asking where the movement will go from here.
UPDATE 8.17.17
Numerous radical-right figures and groups were present at the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville last weekend. Here is a list of some of the most prominent, with links to SPLC resources about them. We also delve into some of the alt-right symbols that were on display.
Jason Kessler’s “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va., last Saturday devolved into a melee of far-right demonstrators, antifascists (antifa), counter-protesters, and police — ultimately resulting in dozens of injuries and three deaths.
Jason Kessler’s planned “Unite the Right” (UTR) rally today in Charlottesville resulted in the death of one pedestrian and numerous injuries after a Dodge Challenger sped into a large crowd before slamming into two vehicles. The Challenger immediately reversed and fled the scene leaving behind its bumper and a pile of wounded victims.
Gavin McInnes, founder of the Proud Boys — what he would prefer to be described as a “pro-western fraternal organization” — is adamant that his stable of “western chauvinists” aren’t bigots.
Yesterday, white nationalist and Alt-Right figurehead Richard Spencer spoke just above the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial as part of a “Freedom of Speech Rally” organized by 19-year-old Colton Merwin.
Speaking at a recent session of Maryland’s Anne Arundel County Council, former League of the South (LOS) member Councilman Michael Peroutka denounced statements made by the president of the Neo-Confederate LOS, Michael Hill.
This week various members of the so-called “Alt Right” have been taking shots at Oath Keepers — an antigovernment organization that primarily recruits current and veteran military, law enforcement and emergency first responders — after video surfaced of a Texas militia member putting a neo-Nazi protester in a headlock in a Houston park last Saturday.
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