white nationalism

[ hwahyt nash-uh-nl-iz-uhm, nash-nuh-liz-uhm, wahyt ]

noun

1. the belief, theory, or doctrine that white people are inherently superior to people from all other racial and ethnic groups, and that in order to preserve their white, European, and Christian cultural identities, they need or deserve a segregated geographical area, preferential treatment, and special legal protections.

Other Words From

• white na·tion·al·ist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of white nationalism¹

Coined by Thomas Chalmers Robertson (1907-89), South African ecologist, in his essay “Racism Comes to Power in South Africa: The Threat of White Nationalism” (1948)

Example Sentences

These numbers don’t reveal much evidence of raging majoritarian white nationalism or the notion that African Americans would be alienated by flag-waving.

From Salon

But it’s cold comfort against the violent truth of white nationalism.

From Los Angeles Times

The Pennsylvania Republican Party told Politico that they had vetted him and did not find any connection with white nationalism at the time.

From Salon

The alt-right was just the cleaned-up reanimated corpse of white nationalism personified by figures like George Lincoln Rockwell, who founded the American Nazi Party in 1959, and William Luther Pierce, who founded the National Alliance in 1974.

From Slate

Some are being radicalized online, where the algorithms take them from an interest in men’s issues all the way to chat rooms for organizations that espouse white nationalism and advocate for armed resistance to federal tyranny.

From Salon