All the symbols depicted in the hate symbols database must be evaluated in the context in which they appear. Few symbols represent just one idea or are used exclusively by one group. For example, 100% is often used as an amount or an expression and it is also used by some white supremacists as shorthand for "100% white." Similarly, other symbols in this database may be significant to people who are not extreme or racist. The descriptions here point out significant multiple meanings but may not be able to relay every possible meaning of a particular symbol.
The American Freedom Network (AFN) is a white supremacist group that originated in Texas as a white supremacist networking website. It became a membership organization in 2022. The group grew to have chapters, generally small, in a number of states across the country. AFN members distribute white supremacist propaganda and take part in public and private events, including “White Unity” conferences designed to bring together different types of white supremacists such as Klan members, Christian Identity adherents and neo-Nazis.
AFN’s logo combines several common white supremacist motifs. It features a red Waffen SS shield containing a Totenkopf skull surrounded by a laurel wreath, with the letters AFN below it.
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