White nationalists target bookstores, libraries in protests nationwide
By Marissa J. Lang Marissa J. Lang Local reporter focused on D.C. area news Email Bio Follow April 29 at 7:11 PM When a group of self-avowed white nationalists interrupted an author chat Saturday at bookstore Politics and Prose with a megaphone and chants of “This land is our land,” workers were surprised — but not unprepared.
The group, which formed last month and is headquartered in the Washington area, is considered by several organizations that track hate groups to be a rebranded version of Identity Evropa, an organization that has sought to recruit college students and young conservatives to join its ranks through posters and online propaganda, according to the Anti-Defamation League.
“Disruptions like this are a great way for us to insert our ideas into the discussion on race and identity,” he said in an interview. “We knew it would be a provocative and bold thing to do, to go into what we felt like is the other side’s territory and get people talking about us.” Revolution Books in Berkeley, Calif., a regular target of far-right activists, tweeted a statement in support of Politics and Prose.
“We’re going to burn down your bookstore. You know that, right?” demonstrator Rob Cantrall said in a video taken by bookstore staff.
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