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It is easy to identify hate groups when individuals give a Nazi salute, wear Ku Klux Klan robes and hoods, or parade behind a Confederate flag. However, it is much more difficult to define political movements when they outwardly reject racist statements but have agendas that are implicitly racist. Blee and Yates compare and contrast White majority conservative movements and far-right movements to see where and how these groups overlap in terms of how they achieve their racial goals. At what point do political and social movements move from making legitimate claims around grievances to ones motivated by racial animosity?