Featured image: Christian Picciolini, a former prominent Neo-Nazi who was radicalized in his youth, and has dedicated his adult life to helping people leave behind White supremacist movements.
Books
Michael Kimmel. Healing from Hate: How Young Men Get Into―and Out of―Violent Extremism.
Tony McAleer. The Cure for Hate: A Former White Supremacist’s Journey from Violent Extremism to Radical Compassion.
Christian Picciolini. White American Youth: My Descent into America’s Most Violent Hate Movement–and How I Got Out.
Eli Saslow. Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist.
Articles, Videos, and Podcasts
Panel discussion with former violent White supremacists, or “formers.”
Excellent description of Life After Hate’s work by Tony McAleer, speaking before Congress.
Derek Black (David Dukes godson) and Eli Saslow (author of his story of leaving the movement.)
- In the Washington Post: The White Flight of Derek Black.
- NPR: How A Rising Star Of White Nationalism Broke Free From The Movement.
- Derek Black speaking about Charlottesville at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics.
- Derek Black, speaking at the Holocaust Memorial Center.
- Black and Saslow on the Daily Show with Trevor Noah.
- Eli Saslow: White Supremacy Is a ‘Widely Held Belief’ In America.
Former White supremacist Tony McAleer:
- Discussing ways to prevent radicalization.
- Tony McAleer on Combating White Supremacy.
- From hate to compassion: An ex-white supremacist’s story.
NPR: ‘We Were Blindsided’: Families Of Extremists Form Group To Fight Hate
NPR: Is There A Cure For Hate?
Tedra Osell: Twitter thread for how parents of White boys can prevent radicalization.
Series of videos from Parents For Peace, including clips of former extremists discussing their experience of being pulled into extremism and getting out, and family members describing their experience of having loved ones fall prey to extremism.
Former White supremacist Christian Picciolini:
- My descent into America’s neo-Nazi movement — and how I got out.
- I was a prominent neo-Nazi. Ignoring white extremists is a mistake.
- Picciolini explaining his radicalization in the 80s, and how the internet makes it much easier to radicalize people today.
- Discussing the Trump administrations defunding of organizations working to reform White supremacist extremists.
- On how hate spreads online, and why Trump’s rhetoric resonates with and helps to mobilize White supremacists.
- Discussing today’s political climate, and how some extremists are inspired to take violent action when they hear messaging that resonates with them coming from major political leaders.
- “Romantic Violence, Memoirs of an American Skinhead”
- “Life After Hate”
- On Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
SPLC: A Parents & Caregivers Guide to Online Radicalization.
Western States Center: Confronting White Nationalism in Schools Toolkit.
Organizations
Free Radicals Project: A group of former extremists helping currently active extremists disengage from white supremacist movements and build a new life. Led by Christian Picciolini.
Parents For Peace: “Parents For Peace’s mission is to support families, friends, and communities concerned about someone becoming involved with extremism. We do this by operating a helpline to provide guidance and early intervention, raising public awareness, and advocating for increased oversight in the social media space.”
Life After Hate: A group of former extremists helping currently active extremists disengage from white supremacist movements and build a new life.