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Armed groups hold a rally in front of a closed Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas,on January 17, 2021 during a nationwide protest called by anti-government and far-right groups supporting US President Donald Trump and his claim of electoral fraud in the November 3 presidential election. The FBI warned authorities in all 50 states to prepare for armed protests at state capitals in the days leading up to the January 20 presidential inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. ((Photo by MatthePhoto by Matthew Busch/Getty Images)

This is who we are: America’s 250-year history of political violence

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George Washington; Thomas Jefferson (Getty/Salon)

How George Washington used his first Thanksgiving as president to unite a new country

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Donald Trump watching democracy burn (Getty Images/Salon)

Think American democracy is ending? You’re not alone

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