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Moorish Sovereign Citizens

Moorish sovereign citizens are a collection of groups, networks and individuals that emerged in the early 1990s as a largely Black offshoot of the anti-government extremist sovereign citizen movement. Moorish sovereign citizens combine long-standing sovereign citizen beliefs and tactics with some newer, primarily Afrocentric notions, including a number of beliefs from the Moorish Science Temple religious sect. Among the new ideas spread by Moorish sovereigns are the notions that African Americans have special rights because of a 1780s treaty with Morocco, that African Americans are descended from African "Moors," and that African Americans are also a people indigenous to the Americas.

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.

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Skousenism

Skousenism is a term used to describe the political philosophy of ultraconservative political theorist W. Cleon Skousen (1913-2006). Skousen advocated a philosophy centered on advocacy for extremely limited federal government, anti-Communism, conspiracy theories and Mormon theology. Skousenites... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Anti-government
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Moorish Movement

An Afro-centric offshoot of the sovereign citizen movement that emerged in the mid-1990s primarily as a result of people merging sovereign beliefs with beliefs from a longstanding religious sect, the Moorish Science Temple. Moorish sovereign citizens often... Read more

Groups / Movements Anti-government
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Romana Didulo

Romana Didulo

Romana Didulo is a Canadian QAnon figure who falsely claims to be the "Queen of Canada." She has frequently called for violent action online, especially against individuals involved in administrating Covid-19 vaccines to children. Didulo has frequently... Read more

People Right-wing
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