After receiving a report from a community member on October 16, ADL became aware that individuals associated with a white supremacist organization, Patriot Front, had placed a large banner on the northbound side of the 405 freeway at Skirball exit, bearing the words “RESURRECTION THROUGH INSURRECTION” with references to their racist website. According to previous claims by Patriot Front, their white European ancestors conquered America and bequeathed it to their descendants and no one else. They couch their white supremacist beliefs in definitions of themselves as American fascists or American nationalists focused on preserving America as a nation of European-American identity.
Patriot Front splintered from Vanguard America (VA) in late August 2017 when members of VA’s Texas chapter, led by Thomas Ryan Rousseau, became disgruntled with Dillon Hopper’s leadership. Since forming, the organization has spread racist and anti-Semitic propaganda both online in in the real world, distributing banners, fliers, posters, and stickers. So far, the group has targeted college campuses and overpasses in California, Texas, Washington, Michigan, Delaware, and Ohio.
ADL immediately alerted the California Highway Patrol, which promptly responded and removed the sign.