Bowl Gang /Bowlwaffen/Bowlwaffen Division/The Bowl Patrol

"Bowl Gang," "Bowlwaffen," "Bowlwaffen Division," and "the Bowl Patrol" are phrases and symbology used by supporters of white supremacist Dylann Roof who was convicted of murdering nine African-Americans in a racially motivated shooting spree at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015. The "Bowl" references Roof"s bowl-shaped haircut. Accelerationist groups consider Dylann Roof a "saint" and idolize his murderous actions, calling for others to emulate his racist murders.

This database provides an overview of many of the terms and individuals used by or associated with movements and groups that subscribe to and/or promote extremist or hateful ideologies.