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White supremacy poses increasing threats in the U.S.: ‘We are dealing with a massive movement.’

Patriot Front is a white supremacist group formerly known as Vanguard America. The organization changed its name after the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a counter-protester was killed.
The white nationalist group Patriot Front attends the March For Life on January 8, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. (Kamil Krzaczynski/Getty Images)

The presence and visibility of white nationalism are rising in the U.S., and the Patriot Front is one of the groups responsible.

Around 100 members of the group — a rebrand of neo-Nazi group known for its role in the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017 — on July 2. They marched along Boston’s Freedom.

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