white supremacist

noun

Definition of white supremacist

: a person who believes that the white race is inherently superior to other races and that white people should have control over people of other races

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White supremacists were convicted of hate crimes.

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Educated, liberal white supremacists, not mean reactionaries, would control race relations and mitigate the worst abuses of the system. — Longreads, "Nell Battle Lewis, Storyteller for Jim Crow," 25 May 2018 Nearly a month after HuffPost first outed Florida middle school teacher Dayanna Volitich as the host of a white supremacist podcast, Unapologetic, Volitich has submitted her resignation. — Anne Branigin, The Root, "‘Unapologetic’ White Nationalist Podcast Host and Middle School Teacher Resigns," 3 Apr. 2018 The board voted unanimously for the change — the second vote on the matter in three years — in response to a national argument over commemoration of the Confederacy after white supremacists invoked it at violent rallies. — Lauren Caruba, San Antonio Express-News, "Lee High School’s mountain of memories to be auctioned," 11 July 2018 In December of last year, the Anti-Defamation League reported that white supremacist groups were using Amazon’s Associates program to fundraise. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, "Is Amazon doing enough to stop the sale of white supremacist propaganda?," 6 July 2018 High-profile cases of police brutality against people of color, a recent spate of racial profiling incidents, Donald Trump’s presidency, and concerns about an increase of white supremacist groups, have all played a role. — P.r. Lockhart, Vox, "Barr’s Valerie Jarrett tweet was racist. The media rarely acknowledges that so quickly.," 29 May 2018 Trump said of the clashes between white supremacists and counter-protesters, which ultimately resulted in the death of 32-year-old Heather Heyer. — Tierney Mcafee, PEOPLE.com, "From Stormy Daniels to Russia: A Guide to President Trump's Biggest Scandals," 14 Mar. 2018 Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old gunman at the center of Wednesday’s school shooting that killed 17 people, is a member of the white supremacist group Republic of Florida (ROF), a spokesperson for the group claimed Thursday. — Adam K. Raymond, Daily Intelligencer, "Florida School Shooter Nikolas Cruz Linked to White Supremacist Group," 15 Feb. 2018 The Anti-Defamation League reported Thursday that a spokesperson for the white supremacist group said Cruz participated in some of their training exercises. — The Washington Post, OregonLive.com, "Florida school shooting suspect charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder," 15 Feb. 2018

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