Skinheads are loosely organized groups of young people who identify themselves by shaving their heads, tattooing their bodies with symbols, and wearing militaristic black leather jackets and boots. Like punks, skinheads dress and adorn their bodies in outlandish ways to rebel against society. Within this rebellious uniform, skinheads have differing political opinions. There are antiracist skinheads and gay skinheads, but most skinheads are identified with neo-Nazi politics.

The Nazi party first began in Germany in the late 1920s. It was the party of German leader Adolf Hitler (1889–1945). Its policies included the belief that white Christians were superior to other people and that the white race should improve itself by eliminating people unlike them, such as Jews, homosexuals, people of color, and people with disabilities. Many skinheads are modern Nazis, who believe in the racist policies of the Nazi party and act violently against those they think represent a...