The Charles Martel Society is an American

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organization that publishes ''

The Occidental Quarterly ''The Occidental Quarterly'' is an American white nationalist magazine published by the Charles Martel Society. Its stated purpose is to defend "the cultural, ethnic, and racial interests of Western European peoples" and examine "contemporary poli ...

'', a prominent

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publication formatted to look like a

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ed journal. It also publishes the ''

Occidental Observer ''The Occidental Observer'' is an American far-right online publication that covers politics and society from a white nationalist and antisemitic perspective. It is run by the Charles Martel Society. Kevin B. MacDonald, a retired American prof ...

'', which the

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notes as a prominent online outlet for

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. The Society also runs the book-publishing house the Occidental Press. It was founded in 2001 and is based in

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. It is classified as a hate group by the

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History

The Charles Martel Society was founded as a nonprofit organization in 2001 by

William Regnery II William Henry Regnery II (February 25, 1941 – July 2, 2021) was an American white nationalist political activist and donor, and an heir to a multi-million dollar fortune. He was the founder of the National Policy Institute, a white national ...

, an heir to the

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fortune. The organization is named after

Charles Martel Charles Martel ( – 22 October 741) was a Frankish political and military leader who, as Duke and Prince of the Franks and Mayor of the Palace, was the de facto ruler of Francia from 718 until his death. He was a son of the Frankish statesma ...

, who successfully defended

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against an army of

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invaders at the

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. It formed the basis for the

National Policy Institute The National Policy Institute (NPI) is a white supremacist think tank and lobbying group which is based in Alexandria, Virginia. It lobbies for white supremacists and the alt-right. Its president is Richard B. Spencer. It has been largely inac ...

, which was founded by Regnery and some of his associates in 2005.

References

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