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'''Micah Xavier Johnson''', the sniper who shot 12 law enforcement officers at a protest in [[Dallas]] on July 7, 2016, killing 5, was a fan of black separatist hate groups: the ''New Black Panther Party'' (NBPP), the [[Nation of Islam]] and the ''Black Riders Liberation Party''.''<ref>Heidi Beirich and Ryan Lenz, [https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2016/07/08/dallas-sniper-connected-black-separatist-hate-groups-facebook Dallas Sniper Connected to Black Separatist Hate Groups on Facebook], ''Splcenter'', 'July 8, 2016.
'''Micah Xavier Johnson''', the sniper who shot 12 law enforcement officers at a protest in [[Dallas]] on July 7, 2016, killing 5, was a fan of black separatist hate groups: the ''New Black Panther Party'' ([[NBPP]]), the [[Nation of Islam]] and the ''Black Riders Liberation Party''.''<ref>Heidi Beirich and Ryan Lenz, [https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2016/07/08/dallas-sniper-connected-black-separatist-hate-groups-facebook Dallas Sniper Connected to Black Separatist Hate Groups on Facebook], ''Splcenter'', 'July 8, 2016.
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Micah Xavier Johnson, the man identified by police as the sniper who shot 12 law enforcement officers at a protest in Dallas last night, was a fan of black separatist hate groups monitored by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Micah Xavier Johnson, the man identified by police as the sniper who shot 12 law enforcement officers at a protest in Dallas last night, was a fan of black separatist hate groups monitored by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Johnson, a former U.S. Army soldier, also liked the page for Elijah Mohammed, the founder of the Nation of Islam (NOI). The SPLC has listed NOI as a hate group since the late 1990s. Like the NBPP, NOI is known for virulent anti-Semitism as well as anti-white hatred.</blockquote></ref>
Johnson, a former U.S. Army soldier, also liked the page for Elijah Mohammed, the founder of the Nation of Islam (NOI). The SPLC has listed NOI as a hate group since the late 1990s. Like the NBPP, NOI is known for virulent anti-Semitism as well as anti-white hatred.</blockquote></ref>
Johnson had identified himself as a "[[Black Nationalist]]."<ref>Gregory Tomlin, [https://www.christianexaminer.com/news/shooter-had-affinity-for-militant-black-power-groups-farrakhan.html Shooter had affinity for militant Black Power groups, Farrakhan], Christian Examiner, Jul 12, 2016.<blockquote>The gunman who killed five police officers and wounded nine others identified himself as a "Black Nationalist" and may have been enchanted with the fiery rhetoric of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.
Johnson had identified himself as a "[[Black Nationalism|Black Nationalist t]]."<ref>Gregory Tomlin, [https://www.christianexaminer.com/news/shooter-had-affinity-for-militant-black-power-groups-farrakhan.html Shooter had affinity for militant Black Power groups, Farrakhan], Christian Examiner, Jul 12, 2016.<blockquote>The gunman who killed five police officers and wounded nine others identified himself as a "Black Nationalist" and may have been enchanted with the fiery rhetoric of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.
According to multiple reports from the media and police, Micah Xavier Johnson had "liked" the Nation of Islam, the New Black Panther Party, the African American Defense League (AADL), the Black Riders Liberation Party and a host of other Black Nationalist groups on his now deleted Facebook page...</blockquote></ref>
According to multiple reports from the media and police, Micah Xavier Johnson had "liked" the Nation of Islam, the New Black Panther Party, the African American Defense League (AADL), the Black Riders Liberation Party and a host of other Black Nationalist groups on his now deleted Facebook page...</blockquote></ref>
Johnson posted anti-white messages on Facebook pages of some of the hate groups days before his attack, he had also liked pages for affiliates of the Anonymous group and conspiracy-minded pages like "Illuminati Exposed Media."
Johnson posted anti-white messages on Facebook pages of some of the hate groups days before his attack, he had also liked pages for affiliates of the Anonymous group and conspiracy-minded pages like "Illuminati Exposed Media."
He also liked pages for the [[Black Lives Matter movement]]... appeared to have an interest in gun culture, and followed a tactical shooting page called "Guerrilla Approach."<ref name=reuters-8jul2016>Ned Parker, Mimi Dwyer, [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-police-blackmilitants/dallas-gunman-was-drawn-to-anger-of-black-power-groups-idUSKCN0ZP01M Dallas gunman was drawn to anger of 'black power' groups], ''Reuters'', Jul 8, 2016.<blockquote> The 25-year-old army veteran who killed five Dallas police officers interacted with several "black power" groups, some of which post vitriolic and racist rhetoric online and which sometimes condone violence...
He also liked pages for the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement... appeared to have an interest in gun culture, and followed a tactical shooting page called "Guerrilla Approach."<ref name=reuters-8jul2016>Ned Parker, Mimi Dwyer, [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-police-blackmilitants/dallas-gunman-was-drawn-to-anger-of-black-power-groups-idUSKCN0ZP01M Dallas gunman was drawn to anger of 'black power' groups], ''Reuters'', Jul 8, 2016.<blockquote> The 25-year-old army veteran who killed five Dallas police officers interacted with several "black power" groups, some of which post vitriolic and racist rhetoric online and which sometimes condone violence...
Johnson, who posted anti-white messages on Facebook pages of some of the groups days before his attack, had also liked pages for affiliates of the Anonymous group and conspiracy-minded pages like “Illuminati Exposed Media.”
Johnson, who posted anti-white messages on Facebook pages of some of the groups days before his attack, had also liked pages for affiliates of the Anonymous group and conspiracy-minded pages like “Illuminati Exposed Media.”
He also liked pages for the [[Black Lives Matter movement]]... appeared to have an interest in gun culture, and followed a tactical shooting page called "Guerrilla Approach."
He also liked pages for the [[Black Lives Matter movement]]... appeared to have an interest in gun culture, and followed a tactical shooting page called "Guerrilla Approach."