Resources for Studying and Teaching the January 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol Insurrection

AP News article about the participation of various white supremacist groups, including historical perspectives.

NPR "On Point" Radio program (Appx. 47 mins). America's racist roots were on display as pro-Trump extremists paraded the confederate flag in the Capitol on Jan. 6th. We discuss race, racism and the role it played in last week's attack on the Capitol.

The precise composition of the mob that forced its way into the Capitol on Wednesday, disrupting sessions of both houses of Congress and leaving a police officer and four others dead, remains unknown. But a review by a ProPublica-FRONTLINE team that has been tracking far-right movements for the past three years shows that the crowd included members of the Proud Boys and other groups with violent ideologies.

Jewish Telegraphic Agency article explaining the various slogans and banners representing white nationalists, paramilitary, hate groups and conspiracy groups, on display among rioters on January 6, 2021.

This article from two reporters who cover extremism on the internet explain how groups used internet platforms including social media prior to January 6th.

Federal prosecutors now allege that Nordean, 30, along with fellow Proud Boy Joe Biggs, 37, saw former President Donald Trump's calls to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election as justification to launch a conspiracy to bring violence and chaos to the Capitol on Jan. 6. After years of the Proud Boys largely escaping scrutiny from law enforcement, the cases brought by the government could result in prison time for leading members of the group.

“Roots of the Attack on Democracy”, the latest in our MUSE in Focus series, explores the history of American right-wing extremism and the modern forces that culminated these attitudes in our current moment. Understanding the nature of these challenges provides the best chance to overcome them.