Aryan Nations

Symbol Type

Racist/Extremist Group

Symbol Description

A Crown Topping a Two-Edged Sword Through the "Revolving Resurrection Cross" on the Face of a Shield

Also Known As

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Traditional Use/Origins

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Hate Group/Extremist Organization

Aryan Nations

Extremist Meaning or Representation

See Below

Background/History

A neo-Nazi, Christian Identity organization led by Richard Butler and based in Hayden Lake, Idaho. Aryan Nations is also known as the Church of Jesus Christ Christian. Christian Identity is a racist religion that teaches that whites ("Aryans") are descended from the Lost Tribes of Israel and are thus God’s chosen people; also that Jews are descendants of Satan and non-whites are soulless "mud peoples."