Photo of Black DC Metro rider surrounded by Patriot Front members goes viral
The image went viral as social media users and civil-rights groups said it highlighted Patriot Front’s use of patriotic imagery to mask white nationalism.
- A striking photograph taken on the Washington Metro on July 4 went viral nationwide, capturing a lone Black woman surrounded by dozens of masked members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front.
- The image was captured by Reuters freelance photographer Cheney Orr, depicting the unidentified young woman sitting with composure on a transit car as men in uniform khakis, gaiters, sunglasses, and baseball caps crowded the surrounding space.
- Hundreds of Patriot Front members marched through D.C. on Independence Day, carrying upside-down American flags, Confederate symbols, and chanting "Reclaim America!" as the nation celebrated its 250th anniversary.
- Some social media users described the photo as a "defining image of the era of American history we live in," with many comparing the woman's quiet presence to civil rights figure Rosa Parks.
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A perfectly timed photo, identical uniforms and no other witnesses — was the July 4th march staged?
Several questions came to mind when I saw the march of white supremacists in Washington, D.C., on July 4. This was very much unlike other similar marches previously seen: a group wearing identical uniforms with a symbol on their tan hats associated with the white supremacist group Patriot Front and, of course, white masks to hide their identity. It reminded me of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who wear uniforms with black ma…
The U.S. national holiday of this 2026 will not only go down in history because it is the 250th anniversary of the founding of the superpower. It will also do so because of the grandeur of the succession of events organized in his honor by President Donald Trump and because of the appropriation of this special day by the supremacist groups that crowded the streets of Washington, which has left a photograph as disturbing as it is full of historic…
“Terrified”: Gay Asian man surrounded by white supremacists on train in viral picture speaks out
The gay Filipino man photographed on July 4 surrounded by masked members of Patriot Front on the DC Metro is speaking out about the terrifying incident. DC resident Roswell Encina was on his way to an Independence Day celebration in Maryland on Saturday when his train filled with members of the designated hate group, a neo-Nazi organization formed in the aftermath of the infamous Charlottesville white supremacist march in Virginia on August 2017…
Social media reacts to viral photo from D.C. Metro during patriot front march
A powerful photo of a Black woman sitting alone on a Washington, D.C., Metro train surrounded by masked members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front has gone viral, reflecting ongoing concerns about racism and political division in the United States.
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