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Historians and academics warn that while the Capitol riot may be unprecedented, white extremist groups are growing
By Deirdre Fernandes and Dasia Moore Globe Staff,Updated January 9, 2021, 2:28 p.m.
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Rioters inside the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.ERIN SCHAFF/NYT
President Trump and the mob he incited at the Capitol on Wednesday to stop the congressional electoral vote count have laid bare the threat of political violence in the United States and thrust the American democratic experiment to a perilous pass.
Political scholars and historians say that while this act of insurrection, spurred on by the president himself,