The Evolution of White Supremacy in the USA: An Analysis by Kathleen Belew

The article analyzes the transformation of white supremacist violence in the United States, pointing to the transition from organized institutional terror (e.g., KKK) to dispersed forms of domestic extremism. The author emphasizes ideological continuity in the pursuit of enforcing social hierarchy, while simultaneously distinguishing it from organizational continuity. Using examples of Jim Crow-era lynchings and the Oklahoma City bombing, the function of violence as a tool of political and social coercion is demonstrated. The text draws attention to the phenomenon of mixed ideologies, where racism intertwines with anti-federalism and conspiracy theories, complicating the categorization of contemporary perpetrators of homegrown terrorism.