ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A group reportedly exploring southern Missouri for expansion that received pushback from the community and leaders , now said it’s considering the St. Louis area.

It’s a group called Return to the Land. This whites-only private membership association has recently created national headlines with its homestead settlement in Arkansas that describes itself as a place for people of European heritage to preserve traditions and culture. It doesn’t allow people of color or Jews.

“We are looking to do something closer to the eastern side of Missouri, closer to a big airport, maybe not a full-time residence community. We’d like to create communities for white Americans to celebrate their unique heritage and preserve their culture, and it could be communities like

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