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White Power in the aftermath of President Obama's election
By Al Jazeera -People & Power- | Last updated: Jan 12, 2010 - 12:24:55 PM
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A year after the inauguration of President Barack Obama was hailed as a turning point in US race relations. But while crowds flocked to Washington to witness the swearing in, others were refusing to join the party. Racially motivated threats against Obama rose to new heights in the first months of his presidency, with the US seeing nine high-profile race killings in 2009. Meanwhile white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups claim their membership is growing and that visits to their websites are increasing. Filmmakers Rick Rowley and Jacquie Soohen went inside the white nationalist movement to investigate.Source, Al Jazeera English
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