Photo of Black woman surrounded by white supremacists sparks widespread reaction

• A photo depicting a Black woman surrounded by members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front on a Washington, D.C., Metro train has gone viral.
• Taken by Reuters photographer Cheney Orr on July 4, the image is being widely shared and described as a "defining picture of this moment in America."
• The Patriot Front members were in Washington, D.C. for a march, chanting slogans such as "reclaim America" and carrying American and Confederate flags.
• Actor Wendell Pierce, known for his roles in The Wire and Jack Ryan , re-shared the photo on X, calling it an "instant Pulitzer Prize winning photograph."
• Interior Secretary Doug Burgum condemned Patriot Front's ideology but defended their right to free speech, and Washington's Metropolitan Police Department reported no arrests during the march.

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‘Defining image’ of America? Picture of Black woman surrounded by white supremacist group in DC on July 4 goes viral