00:00 The Modern White Power Movement in the United States emerged in the late 1970s as a result of a common narrative of government betrayal during the Vietnam War, uniting various white supremacist groups and advocating for guerrilla warfare and revolution against the United States.

06:05 The Vietnam War, seen as a national embarrassment and betrayal by the government and public, contributed to the narrative of anger, shame, and resentment that fueled the white power movement in the United States.

10:48 Louis Bean, a Vietnam War veteran and leader in the white power movement, used his military training to harass and threaten Vietnamese refugees in Texas, but they fought back and won a court case against him.

16:34 In 1979, a clash between the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and leftist demonstrators in Greensboro, North Carolina resulted in the death of five people, with white supremacists being acquitted in their criminal cases and the city of Greensboro paying the legal settlements for the Klansmen and Nazis involved.

22:00 In 1999, a truth and reconciliation commission was established in Greensboro, North Carolina to assess the 1979 attack, and the city didn't apologize for the police mishandling of the event until 2020, highlighting the inadequacy of the legal system in dealing with white power movement activism and the increasing coordination and violence of neo-Nazi and Klan activists.

26:48 In the 1980s, white power activists used the novel "The Turner Diaries" as a blueprint for their vision of guerrilla warfare and genocide, leading to violent activities such as obtaining stolen military weapons, training in paramilitary camps, and smaller scale bombings and attacks on infrastructure, which alarmed authorities but ultimately resulted in a failed federal trial.

31:46 In 1992, the white power movement was galvanized by the events at Ruby Ridge, where a former Army Special Forces soldier named Randy Weaver, who had sold illegal weapons, engaged in a deadly standoff with federal agents, resulting in the deaths of his son and wife, and ultimately became a recruitment opportunity for the militia movement.

37:18 The events at Waco, including the government siege and fiery end to the compound, further fueled anti-government sentiment, particularly for Timothy McVeigh, who was already involved in far-right circuits and white power ideologies, leading him to carry out the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.

42:21 The Oklahoma City bombing was carried out by Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, who were inspired by the Turner Diaries and acted as part of a leaderless resistance model, but the media and law enforcement failed to connect their actions to a broader white power movement, perpetuating the lone wolf narrative and hindering a full investigation into their ties to other leaders.

47:04 White supremacist extremism represents the largest terrorist threat, and 2019 was the most fatal year for this since 1995, with a rising tide of activity driven by interconnected activists on social media and historical push factors towards radicalization.