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Why are white supremacists protesting to 'reopen' the US economy?

  • Written by Shannon Reid, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
Joey Gibson, leader of the right-wing group Patriot Prayer, addresses a crowd on April 19, 2020, in Olympia, Washington, insisting the state lift restrictions put in place to help fight the coronavirus outbreak.Karen Ducey/Getty Images

A series of protests, primarily in state capitals, are demanding the end of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. Among...

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