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White supremacists who stormed US Capitol are only the most visible product of racism

  • Written by Ursula Moffitt, Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology, Northwestern University
White supremacists who stormed US Capitol are only the most visible product of racismKnown white supremacists have been identified among the Trump supporters at the Capitol on Jan. 6.Probal Rashid/LightRocket via Getty Images

Among the Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 were members of right-wing groups, including the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and Three Percenters.

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