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In 1990 the group faced legal trouble when members of a Portland skinhead gang called East Side White Pride, which was part of the alliance, murdered an Ethiopian immigrant named Mulugeta Seraw. Seraw's family sued WAR for 12.5 million dollars, which were paid in WAR's profits and Metzger's residence. Despite this, WAR continued publication, and made a website in 1997 which is still up to this day. | In 1990 the group faced legal trouble when members of a Portland skinhead gang called East Side White Pride, which was part of the alliance, murdered an Ethiopian immigrant named Mulugeta Seraw. Seraw's family sued WAR for 12.5 million dollars, which were paid in WAR's profits and Metzger's residence. Despite this, WAR continued publication, and made a website in 1997 which is still up to this day. | ||
The group is no longer active, their logo, symbolism, and imagery are still used by the [[Alt-Right]]. | The group is no longer active, their logo, symbolism, and imagery are still used by the [[Alt-Right]].<ref>https://hatepedia.ca/symbols/historical</ref> | ||
==History == | ==History == | ||
Metzger's first group was known as the White Brotherhood, which he led in the mid-1970s until joining [[David Duke]]'s Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in 1975. By 1979 he had risen to Grand Dragon of the California realm. | Metzger's first group was known as the White Brotherhood, which he led in the mid-1970s until joining [[David Duke]]'s Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in 1975. By 1979 he had risen to Grand Dragon of the California realm. | ||