December Meeting: Peace Builders’ Reading Circle
Thu, Dec 19
|Dayton
Dive into powerful stories that challenge, inspire, and broaden our perspectives. This month, the Peace Builders’ Reading Circle presents Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist by Eli Saslow.
Time & Location
Dec 19, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Dayton, 10 N Ludlow St, Dayton, OH 45402, USA
What it is about
This month’s book: Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist by Eli Saslow
Information: Nonfiction, 304 pages, 2019 Pacific Northwest Book Award winner
Summary: Derek Black grew up at the epicenter of white nationalism. His father founded Stormfront, the largest racist community on the Internet. His godfather, David Duke, was a KKK Grand Wizard. By the time Derek turned nineteen, he had become an elected politician with his own daily radio show—already regarded as the “the leading light” of the burgeoning white nationalist movement. “We can infiltrate,” Derek once told a crowd of white nationalists. “We can take the country back.”
Then he went to college. At New College of Florida, he continued to broadcast his radio show in secret each morning, living a double life until a classmate uncovered his identity and sent an email to the entire school. “Derek Black … white supremacist, radio host…