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.
Founded in 2023, Oath Keepers USA is an offshoot of the Oath Keepers, a right-wing anti-government extremist group within the militia movement. The organization was formed by remaining members of the Oath Keepers’ Board... Read more
The civil peace flag, also known as the civil flag of peacetime or flag of peace, is a flag commonly used by sovereign citizens, who believe it is the original and legitimate flag of the United... Read more
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
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