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- A white supremacist couple
was arrested last week

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for attempting to completely
destroy Baltimore.

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I'm Jessica Washington, a
senior reporter at The Root,

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and "Here's What You May Not Know."

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Black Americans have
been sounding the alarm

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that white supremacist terrorism

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is a major threat to all of our safety.

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And a recent plot reveals

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there's plenty to be concerned about.

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The couple in question,

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Sarah Clen-Daniel of
Catonsville, Maryland,

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and Brandon Russell of
Orlando, Florida, were charged

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with attempting to destroy
Baltimore's power grids

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in hopes that the city would
fall into civil unrest.

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And while the idea that a power outage

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in Baltimore would
completely destroy the city

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sounds a bit far-fetched,

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officials have warned
that white supremacists

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across the country are
increasingly focused

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on attacking power stations.

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And unfortunately, the
threat is very real.

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In 2012, the National Research Council

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estimated that a well-coordinated attack

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on the US power grid
could leave large swaths

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of the country without
power for weeks or months.

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And if that were to coincide
with extreme weather events,

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hundreds or even thousands
of people could die.

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Recently, power substations
in North Carolina were damaged

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by intentional gunfire causing outages

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for tens of thousands of residents.

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However, no arrests have been made.

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If you want to follow for more
stories on white supremacy

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check out theroot.com.