Sonnenrad is the German term for a "sunwheel" image, an ancient European symbol that appears in many forms. The Nazis created one specific version of a sonnenrad, featuring crooked rays (resembling lightning bolts) emanating from an inner... Read more

The Southern Brotherhood is a large, Alabama-based white supremacist prison gang. Gang members use a variety of different symbols and tattoos, but the most common is their "patch" or shield tattoo. This tattoo consists of a shield... Read more

The "sovereign citizen" movement is a loosely organized collection of groups, networks and individuals who have adopted a right-wing anti-government ideology originating in the theories of the 1970s group Posse Comitatus. Adherents believe that virtually all existing... Read more

SS bolts are a lightning-bolt-shaped runic insignia utilized by the Schutzstaffel (SS) in Nazi Germany. The SS was a large Nazi organization that fielded military forces, manned concentration camps and operated intelligence services, among many other functions... Read more

During World War II, Nazi Germany's SS fielded a private army of nearly 40 divisions that fought on every front, often committing war crimes and other atrocities. Following the war, neo-Nazis and other white supremacists began to... Read more

In the 2000s, white supremacists created a hand sign intended to memorialize the Schutzstaffeln or SS of Nazi Germany, who served as Hitler's secret police, political army and concentration camp guards. The hand sign uses both hands... Read more

"Stand back and stand by" was a phrase said by former President Donald Trump during a 2020 debate with then-candidate Joe Biden when asked to condemn the Proud Boys. The phrase was interpreted by the group as... Read more