The State of Hate: The Threat of White Nationalism in a ‘Post-Racial’ America
Devin Burghart, vice president of the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights (IREHR)
The horrific massacre in Charleston, South Carolina was the most recent in a long list of white nationalist atrocities. From the murders at a Jewish community center in Kansas City, to the shootings at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee, to a multi-state murder spree that began in Washington, the tragic list continues to grow. Beyond the murders, white nationalists have targeted human rights activists, from disrupting #Black Lives Matter demonstrations in Olympia to attacking Confederate flag opponents in Birmingham. At the same time, white nationalism is changing, looking for new ways to enter the mainstream. Find out all about the state of hate in an eye-opening talk that goes inside the white nationalist movement.
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Devin Burghart is vice president of the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights. He is an internationally recognized expert on racism and white nationalism. For more than two decades, he’s infiltrated racist groups around the globe. From white power skinheads in Germany, to the Klan in Louisiana, to anti-immigrant groups in Arizona, to militia groups in Washington, his investigative reporting has forced bigoted politicians from office, led to Congressional hearings, and shattered the aspirations of many racist groups. His work has appeared in the New York Times, The Nation, Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, and more. Devin has appeared on NPR, CNN, MTV, MSNBC and elsewhere. He has shared a byline with Stieg Larsson, the author of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and Rev. William Barber II, a founder of the Moral Monday movement.