America is witnessing a frightening trend: the rise of extremist groups, like the Proud Boys, infiltrating our politics. At CHF, leading extremism reporter Andy Campbell (author of We Are Proud Boys: How a Right-Wing Street Gang Ushered in a New Era of American Extremism) sits down with Michael Fanone, a former Trump supporter, DC Metropolitan police officer, and author of Hold the Line. Together with Kathleen Belew (Associate Professor of History at Northwestern University and author of Bring the War Home), they’ll discuss how extremist groups have influenced violence in America and abroad, and what we can do to organize against the radicalism they espouse. 

As a part of the Morris & Dolores Kohl Kaplan Northwestern Day, this program is generously sponsored by The Dolores Kohl Education Foundation and is presented in partnership with Northwestern University's Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities. The Festival’s Social Justice & Equity Series is generously underwritten by The Allstate Insurance Company and ITW. This program has also been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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