State Record number of hate groups were active in 2023: SPLC report The latest SPLC annual report identified 20 hate and antigovernment extremist groups active in Alabama and hundreds of hateful incidents. Chance Phillips / June 5, 2024
Patriot Front resurfaces in Birmingham The hate group has been most active in Birmingham, focusing mostly on graffiti and vandalism. Members recently protested a Prattville pride picnic in person. Jacob Holmes / August 8, 2023
Leaked Patriot Front communications reveal Huntsville man’s application The man indicated he works for a Department of Defense contractor in missile systems and noted Jews as the major threat to America. Jacob Holmes / July 4, 2023
Drivers spot messaging from hate group on I-65 highway signs Drivers reported seeing a digital road sign displaying messaging from the white supremacist organization Patriot Front. Patrick Darrington / May 30, 2023
Southern Cultural Center to host “national” neo-Confederate conference in Wetumpka The stated goal of the Southern Cultural Center is to reestablish an independent South free from federal involvement. Jacob Holmes / August 19, 2022