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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
imageKnown 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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