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| Founded | 2005 |
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| Founder | Kevin Alfred Strom, and former members of theNational Alliance |
| Type | White nationalist/Neo-Nazi |
| Headquarters | Charlottesville, Virginia,United States |
Official language | English |
| Website | nationalvanguard.org |
National Vanguard was an Americanwhite nationalist,neo-Nazi organization based inCharlottesville, Virginia, founded in 2005 by neo-NaziKevin Alfred Strom and former members of theNational Alliance.[1][2] Following Strom's conviction for possession of child pornography, the group was disbanded in 2007. The group no longer exists, but a website of the same name is operated by Strom.[3]
The group was founded by former and expelled members of theNational Alliance.[4] It took its name from the National Alliance's magazine, theNational Vanguard.[5]
The main issues cited for the split with the National Alliance were over the creation of an expanded board of directors, prompt and professional publishing of a news-magazine and open accounting of all funds collected. The new organization picked Kevin Alfred Strom as its new leader, but a board of directors was not created. Within 8 months half of all National Vanguard members had either resigned or formed another new group. Most of the key leaders who planned the initial coup from the National Alliance group quit the National Vanguard within 15 months, but without all the open Internet airing of "internal laundry." In January 2007 Strom was arrested by theFBI andFederal Marshals forchild pornography related charges. In 2008 he pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and was sentenced to 23 months in prison.[1]
Following Strom's initial arrest, the group was disbanded in March 2007.[3] Strom later founded a website under the same name related to similar causes.[3] As of 2018, the National Vanguard website maintains an active website featuring daily articles and updates.[2][3]
In the wake ofHurricane Katrina, which struck the US Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, a National Vanguard First Response Team was organized to help only white families inAlabama andMississippi on September 20, 2005, which has been described as reprehensible.[6][by whom?]
In 2005, National Vanguard showcased the pop-music duoPrussian Blue, twin sisters fromBakersfield,California, Lynx and Lamb Gaede, whom the organization hoped would "be breaking new ground... creating an entire genre of pro-White music" that will cross over to mainstream audiences.[7][8][better source needed]
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