Derek Black, at age 9, at a gathering in Jackson, Miss., of the white nationalist Council of Conservative Citizens. He is pictured with then-Mississippi Gov. Kirk Fordice. (Courtesy of Derek Black).
Picture from : Saslow, Eli. “The White Flight of Derek Black.” Washington Post. 15 Oct. 2016, https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-white-flight-of-derek-black/2016/10/15/ed5f906a-8f3b-11e6-a6a3-d50061aa9fae_story.html
Derek Black was following in his father’s footsteps (Don Black-founder of Stormfront) as a white nationalist leader until he began to question the movement’s ideology. Washington Post October 15, 2016
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, September 25, 2018. Eli Saslow and ex-white nationalist Derek Black describe Derek’s upbringing, how he came to break from the white nationalist community and the best way to fight intolerance.
Do you think that it was easy or hard for Derek Black to change?
Why?
PBS NewsHour Nov 5, 2019 (8.19 minute video)
According to the FBI, hate crimes are on the rise in the U.S. Studies also suggest white nationalist and white supremacist ideologies are spreading. Derek Black was raised in a household that espoused such beliefs, but during college, his views gradually evolved. Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks with Black about his journey and the best way to help others find a similar path.
Link: https://youtu.be/FCibIwu0Z30?si=BQVhK4-r8yBn6yt4
A Former Neo-Nazi Explains Why Hate Drew Him In — And How He Got Out
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