With the white nationalist group Patriot Front, what you see is not what you get
The white nationalist group Patriot Front is under scrutiny following a public demonstration in Washington, D.C. Experts warn that the group's orderly public appearance masks a history of violent acts and vandalism.
Why it matters
The article highlights the tension between extremist groups using public spaces for recruitment and the efforts of civil rights organizations to expose their true nature.
The sight of hundreds of masked men roaming the streets of Washington, D.C., on July Fourth weekend, wearing khakis, blue shirts and uniform patches, was chilling to some of the city's residents.
For many Americans, it was the first they heard about Patriot Front, a white nationalist organization that was born out of the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va. A now-viral Reuters photo prompted reflections on the experience of a lone African American woman who was photographed in a Metro subway car, surrounded by white supremacists.
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