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On February 28, 1993, a deadly gun battle erupted at the Branch Davidian compound outside of Waco as Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents attempted to serve warrants and arrest the group’s leader, David Koresh, on weapons charges.
A chronological history of the Waco, Texas compound that burned to the ground with 76 Branch Davidian cult members still inside on April 19, 1993.
Nearly 30 years later, the siege of David Koresh’s Branch Davidians challenges our definition of "cult."
<p>Historian Paul Renfro reviews Kevin Cook's new book, which seeks to explain how the 1993 siege of the Branch Davidian cult's Waco compound became a totem for the right while also decrying the aggressive law enforcement tactics that escalated the situation toward mass death. </p>
Militia groups have long used Waco as a rallying cry. But it was never the example of whiteness under siege that they invoke.