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Sudetenland Tales

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used in an armored car robbery in Columbus, Ohio, during April 2016.

Black Nationalist groups, such as the NBPP and New Black Liberation Militia (NBLM), have also recently mobilized rallies and protests of black activists in response to perceived acts of police brutality. Some Black Nationalists have even carried semi-automatic shotguns, bolt action sniper rifles, and modified AR-15 assault rifles under the guise of self-defense at these protests, which points to an escalation in Black Nationalist tactics.

The US has not experienced this level of violent Black Nationalism in nearly 40 years. According to the University of Maryland's Global Terrorism Database (GTD), there were 73 terrorist attacks on police officers, a record at the time. It was also the deadliest year for domestic terrorist attacks against law enforcement. Violent Black Nationalists carried out 28 of the 31 fatal attacks against police officers in the US between 1970 and 1974. In 2015, Black Nationalists killed eight officers, wounding 12 others, in only two shooting attacks.

The Black Nationalist Movement represents a swath of anti-government, anti-police, racist, and radical religious ideologies. While organized groups have refrained from violence,