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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The New Face of White Supremacy in America

    Investigators are still trying to figure out exactly what happened when violence broke out Sunday at a white supremacist rally in Sacramento. Ten people were stabbed or beaten, two critically. What is known is that about 30 white supremacists gathered in front of the state capitol building to demonstrate.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 27, 2016 • 1 min read

    Investigators are still trying to figure out exactly what happened when violence broke out Sunday at a white supremacist rally in Sacramento. Ten people were stabbed or beaten, two critically. What is known is that about 30 white supremacists gathered in front of the state capitol building to demonstrate. They were met by about 400 counter-demonstrators when fighting broke out. The rally was planned by a white nationalist group called the Traditionalist Workers Party, and the group’s leader is 25-year-old Matthew Heimbach, who is being called the new face of the white supremacy movement.

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    Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Restrictions
    1. 0:30Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Restriction Laws
    2. 9:19Clinic Closures Have Led to a Rise in Self-Induced Abortions
    3. 18:22The New Face of White Supremacy in AmericaYou’re reading this
    4. 26:45NRA and Another Spike in Gun Sales After Another Mass Shooting
    5. 41:32BET Awards Gets Political
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