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The Nationalist Front is a loose coalition of radical right and white supremacists.[1] The coalition was formed in 2016 by leaders of the neo-Nazi groups National Socialist Movement (NSM) and Traditionalist Worker Party (TWP). Its aim was to unite white supremacist and white nationalist groups under a common umbrella. Originally the group was named the Aryan Nationalist Alliance and was composed of neo-Nazi, Ku Klux Klan and White power skinhead organizations.
The coalition rebranded itself as the Nationalist Front and was later joined by the neo-Confederate League of the South, the neo-Nazi/alt-right Vanguard America and four other groups such as the Aryan Strikeforce. The ideology of the Nationalist Front centers on a desire for a white ethnostate. The Nationalist Front was a key organizer of the "White Lives Matter" rally in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on October 28, 2017. In 2021, there were subsequent White Lives Matter rallies in a number of cities, including New York City, Philadelphia, and Fort Worth, Texas.
History and activities
Conceived by the leaders of the neo-Nazi groups National Socialist Movement (NSM) and Traditionalist Worker Party (TWP), the coalition was formed in 2016. Its aim was to unite white supremacist and white nationalist groups under a common umbrella. Originally the group was named the Aryan Nationalist Alliance and was composed of neo-Nazi, Ku Klux Klan and White power skinhead organizations, the logo of the group was two hands joined with the Celtic Cross in the background and multiple Wolfsangels in the circle.[2][3] The coalition later rebranded itself as the Nationalist Front with a logo that had the group initials "NF" inside a white background with a black circle with stars and the slogan "Iunctus Stamus" (United We Stand) it would also be later joined by the neo-Confederate League of the South, the neo-Nazi/alt-right Vanguard America and four other groups such as the Aryan Strikeforce.[4][5]
The ideology of the Nationalist Front centers on a desire for a white ethnostate. The groups participated in the August 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.[6] Earlier in the year, it organized the white supremacist rally in Pikeville, Kentucky, which attracted 100 to 125 supporters.[7] The coalition and its member groups, are considered extremist organizations.[8]
Membership
- National Socialist Movement (2017–present)
- Ku Klux Klan (2017–present)
- Traditionalist Worker Party (2017–2018; defunct)
- League of the South (2017–2018)[9]
- Vanguard America (2017–present, splintered into Patriot Front)
See also
References
- ^ "America's dark underbelly: I watched the rise of white nationalism | World news | The Guardian". TheGuardian.com. March 4, 2019. Archived from the original on March 4, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ^ "Meet the Aryan Nationalist Alliance - A Racist Hodepodge Doomed To Fail" Archived July 25, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Southern Poverty Law Center.
- ^ "National Socialist Movement/Nationalist Front Anti-Defamation League
- ^ Staff (August 8, 2017) "Nationalist Front Limps in 2016" Southern Poverty Law Center
- ^ Allison, Natalie (October 25, 2017) "4 extremist groups that will be part of weekend's White Lives Matter rallies", USA Today
- ^ Smith IV, Jacck (October 11, 2017) "White nationalist alliance plans 'White Lives Matter' rally for Tennessee" Mic.com
- ^ Staff (October 24, 2017) "White Supremacist Nationalist Front Plans Rallies in Tennessee", Anti-Defamation League blog
- ^ Allison, Natalie. "White Lives Matter rally: Who are the groups involved, and what do they believe?". Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ "League of the South secedes from the Nationalist Front". August 22, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
