The Valknot, or "knot of the slain," is an old Norse symbol associated with the afterlife that has been appropriated by white supremacists as a racist symbol. Nonracist pagans may also use this symbol, so it should... Read more

Vanguard America was a neo-Nazi group that distributed propaganda and attended white supremacist rallies from 2016 through 2018. The group splintered, forming Patriot Front, and unltimately fell apart after their participation in the "Unite the Right" rally... Read more

The Aryan fist symbol shows a white fist on a black background. While the fist was used by Black Nationalist groups in the 1960's and 70's, it was appropriated with a white fist to signify white power.

The Vinlanders Social Club is a hardcore racist skinhead gang that originated in the Midwest in the mid-2000s, originally as a breakaway faction of the Hammerskins. It has a high association with violence, including multiple murders. Their... Read more

Volksfront is a combination racist skinhead gang and neo-Nazi group created by four prison inmates in 1994. It disbanded in the 2010s. Members used several hand signs to represent their gang. A common one-handed sign featured the... Read more

The Washitaw Empire/Nation was a Black sovereign citizen group in the mid-1990s that eventually split into several groups and became a wing of the Moorish sovereign citizen movement, an offshoot of the traditional sovereign citizen movement. The... Read more

The Aryan Knights are Idaho's largest white supremacist prison gang. They also have a presense in Washington and Oregon corrections departments. The group's patch consists of a simple "AK."

White Aryan Resistance is a large, Arkansas-based white supremacist prison gang, which borrowed the name from California white supremacist Tom Metzger. Their main symbol is an elaborate pyramid-shaped tattoo that contains symbols representing rank and other meanings... Read more

White Aryan Resistance, or WAR, was the creation of long-time white supremacist Tom Metzger, who tried to build up a network of racist skinheads in the 1980s. It is also the name of white supremacist prison gangs... Read more

The White Knights are a Texas-based white supremacist prison gang (they have also been active in Arizona in recent years). Their main symbol consists of a knight's helmet containing a skull. Behind the skull are two crossed... Read more