Rising Out of Hatred

Posted on 05 June 2018 by Eli Saslow

From a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter, the powerful story of how a prominent white supremacist changed his heart and mind 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 Derek had been home schooled by his parents, steeped in the culture of white supremacy, and he had rarely encountered diverse perspectives or direct outrage against his beliefs 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 New College student The ensuing uproar overtook one of the most liberal colleges in the country Some students protested Derek s presence on campus, forcing him to reconcile for the first time with the ugliness his beliefs Other students found the courage to reach out to him, including an Orthodox Jew who invited Derek to attend weekly Shabbat dinners It was because of those dinners and the wide ranging relationships formed at that table that Derek started to question the science, history and prejudices behind his worldview As white nationalism infiltrated the political mainstream, Derek decided to confront the damage he had done Rising Out of Hatred tells the story of how white supremacist ideas migrated from the far right fringe to the White House through the intensely personal saga of one man who eventually disavowed everything he was taught to believe, at tremendous personal cost With great empathy and narrative verve, Eli Saslow asks what Derek s story can tell us about America s increasingly divided nature This is a book to help us understand the American moment and to help us better understand one another. New Read [ Rising Out of Hatred ] By [ Eli Saslow ] – kino-fada.fr The first time I heard of Derek Black was on an episode of the podcast The Daily I found his story fascinating even then, and when I had a chance to read this book, I was excited to learnRising Out of Hatred tells Derek s story, but also that of his family Though I will never truly understand let alone condone the movement seems to positive a word somehow of white supremacy, I found it disturbingly intriguing to learn their reasoning for such hateful ideology It s incredible that De The first time I heard of Derek Black was on an episode of the podcast The Daily I found his story fascinating even then, and when I had a chance to read this book, I was excited to learnRising Out of Hatred tells Derek s story, but also that of his family Though I will never truly understand let alone condone the movement seems to positive a word somehow of white supremacy, I found it disturbingly intriguing to learn their reasoning for such hateful ideology It s incredible that Derek through his experiences and influences in college was able to understand that this was wrong and that he had to change his thinking and his actions The fact that he did and that he is willing to be open about his experience gives me hope that people can change I don t want to talk specifics about current p... This review and others can be found on my blog Thanks to Netgalley for an ARC This will publish September 18th I m kind of worried about writing this review because I have some things that I want to say that people might not like hearing Obviously this is a very positive review of the book, but it has an unpopular message that people just don t want to hear This is what I ve found from seeing things happen on blogs and Goodreads, and then trying to join in to stop it but being sucked into thi This review and others can be found on my blog Thanks to Netgalley for an ARC This will publish September 18th I m kind of worried about writing this review because I have some things that I want to say that people might not like hearing Obviously this is a very positive review of the book, but it has an unpopular message that people just don t want to hear This is what I ve found from seeing things happen on blogs and Goodreads, and then trying to join in to stop it but being sucked into things further.But, this book is about Derek Black, son of Don Black Aka, white nationalists The people I think of and wince about because they re a scary bunch of people More importantly, this book is about how Derek renounced his former beliefs in white nationalist after being outed at a very liberal college in Florida.How d...I waited 5 months to get a library e copy of this book and was so excited when it finally became available Eagerly I began reading it, at first loving it However, about a third of the way through, it just started to drag And drag And drag I m sure I didn t just groan in my head but out loud,than once, in frustration at the repetition And to make matters worse for me who is no fan of YA , it felt like reading a young adult novel part of the time No, no, no This is supposed to be an I waited 5 months to get a library e copy of this book and was so excited when it finally became available Eagerly I began reading it, at first loving it However, about a third of the way through, it just started to drag And drag And drag I m sure I didn t just groan in my head but out loud,than once, in frustration at the repetition And to make matters worse for me who is no fan of YA , it felt like reading a young adult novel part of the time No, no, no This is supposed to be an adult nonfiction book how the hell can it take on the feel and style of a YA novel Perhaps it is becau...Derek Black was the future of the white nationalist movement His father, Don Black, was the grand wizard of the KKK and the founder of the website Stormfront Derek grew up with David Duke as his godfather and spent his youth traveling with his family to white nationalist gatherings and doing a radio show with his father Intelligent and well mannered, he represented a new future for the white nationalist movement, away from swastika armbands and white hoods and shouted slurs, and over to an in Derek Black was the future of the white nationalist movement His father, Don Black, was the grand wizard of the KKK and the founder of the website Stormfront Derek grew up with David Duke as his godfather and spent his youth traveling with his family to white nationalist gatherings and doing a radio show with his father Intelligent and well mannered, he represented a new future for the white nationalist movement, away from swastika armbands and white hoods and shouted slurs, and over to an intellectual appeal to so called race realities and a merging with mainstream conservative politics Derek himself ran for a seat on the Palm Beach County Republican Committee, an...I would rate this book 3.5 stars.This book, Rising Out of Hatred The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist , written by Washington Post reporter Eli Saslow was difficult, uncomfortable and disturbing to read The book tells about a transformation which occurred in the life of white supremacist Derek Black Derek had been considered a rising star in the white nationalist movement Godson of former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke and son of Don Black, creator of the white supremacist w I would rate this book 3.5 stars.This book, Rising Out of Hatred The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist , written by Washington Post reporter Eli Saslow was difficult, uncomfortable and disturbing to read The book tells about a transformation which occurred in the life of white supremacist Derek Black Derek had been considered a rising star in the white nationalist movement Godson of former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke and son of Don Black, creator of the white supremacist website, Stormfront, Derek Black had been enveloped in this community of white supremacists from the time he was a young child Not wanting Derek to attend public schools inappropriate because they were integrated and liberal , the Blacks decided he would be home schooled This task fell mainly t...If its possible for the scion of a dynasty of white supremacists to renounce his ideology, denounce his own family, and become a nationally recognized advocate for civil rights its possible for you to have a five minute conversation at Thanksgiving this year with your dipshit uncle about why exactly he hates brown people so much.Out of everything I took away from this very, very important book I think that s the most important point We have to start talking to each other.At the end of the day If its possible for the scion of a dynasty of white supremacists to renounce his ideology, denounce his own family, and become a nationally recognized advocate for civil rights its possible for you to have a five minute conversation at Thanksgiving this year with your dipshit uncle about why exactly he hates brown people so much.Out of everything I took away from this very, very important book I think that s the most important point We have to start talking to each other.At the end of the day that is how Derek Black changed This incredibly brave and brilliant young man stepped away from a life...With the 2016 presidential election and unexpected win of Donald Trump, information and news of White Nationalism reached an increased level of public awareness In his candid new book Rising Out Of Hatred The Awakening Of A Former White Nationalist Pulitzer Prize winning author Eli Saslow diligently and fearlessly explores how Derek R Black was raised in a culture of intolerance, racism, and hate by his father a former grand wizard of the KKK, and the notorious national spokesman and Klan With the 2016 presidential election and unexpected win of Donald Trump, information and news of White Nationalism reached an increased level of public awareness In his candid new book Rising Out Of Hatred The Awakening Of A Former White Nationalist Pulitzer Prize winning author Eli Saslow diligently and fearlessly explores how Derek R Black was raised in a culture of intolerance, racism, and hate by his father a former grand wizard of the KKK, and the notorious national spokesman and Klansman leader David Duke Only the persistant and dedicated efforts of his ethnic and minority friends prompted Derek to examine, question and ultimately denounce the values and beliefs of which he was raised associat...I ve seen the evil and the damage done a little bit of it in everyoneNearly perfect, and one I consider a must , read Thought provoking and enlightening on white supremacy ideas and propaganda in the U.S.A., its preachers and flock, these perpetrators of hate, perpetuators of evil as well as on how some of their most basic myths and bullshit were appropriated and continue to be used by a U.S president as a means of fueling hatred among his base and expediting many voters fear of those who are I ve seen the evil and the damage done a little bit of it in everyoneNearly perfect, and one I consider a must , read Thought provoking and enlightening on white supremacy ideas and propaganda in the U.S.A., its preachers and flock, these perpetrators of hate, perpetuators of evil as well as on how some of their most basic myths and bullshit were appropriated and continue to be used by a U.S president as a means of fueling hatred among his base and expediting many voters fear of those who aren t like them in their skin color, nationality, religion, sexuality The book also reminded me of the benefits and blessing of a higher education that includes the liberal arts Further, it stands as a tribute to those college classmates of a young white nationalist leader, who are Jewish, gay, or of an...Two years ago I read a Washington Post article, written by Saslow, about Derek Black s departure from white nationalism Black was once considered the heir to the white nationalist movement, he is the son of Don Black founder of Stormfront a White Nationalist website and the godson of David Duke former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan Don Black was also a former Grand Wizard Black s rise out of white nationalism would not have occurred if it were not for his college friends who talked and s Two years ago I read a Washington Post article, written by Saslow, about Derek Black s departure from white nationalism Black was once considered the heir to the white nationalist movement, he is the son of Don Black founder of Stormfront a White Nationalist website and the godson of David Duke former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan Don Black was also a former Grand Wizard Black s rise out of white nationalism would not have occurred if it were not ...One well known white nationalist will find the ideology he grew up with no longer held power over him and all it took was good friends, diversity of thoughts and learning to listen to the rest of the story Derek Black had the nation s ear, even at the age of nineteen with the backing of his father, Don Black and his godfather, David Duke, former KKK Imperial Wizard His world is enlarged and his eyes and heart are opened when he is befriended by a Jewish student, a strong minded young woman I One well known white nationalist will find the ideology he grew up with no longer held power over him and all it took was good friends, diversity of thoughts and learning to listen to the rest of the story Derek Black had the nation s ear, even at the age of nineteen with the backing of his father, Don Black and his godfather, David Duke, former KKK Imperial Wizard His world is enlarged and his eyes and heart are opened when he is befriended by a Jewish student, a strong minded young woman Is this proof that communication is the key to peace and understanding Difficult to read, offensive to some, this is the journey Derek Black took to his own enlightenment that required him to break with his family s beliefs, they lifelong advocacy....I work at a school that is predominately Latino There used to be a young white teacher that had a flag hung up in her room that had a snake coiled up on it with the phrase, Don t Tread on Me across the bottom My association with this flag and phrase connected to the Tea Party and the ideology of white nationalism One morning I went in to her room and asked her about it I explained my only associations with this flag She explained how she came to purchase it and that she had no idea the ph I work at a school that is predominately Latino There used to be a young white teacher that had a flag hung up in her room that had a snake coiled up on it with the phrase, Don t Tread on Me across the bottom My association with this flag and phrase connected to the Tea Party and the ideology of white nationalism One morning I went in to her room and asked her about it I explained my only associations with this flag She explained how she came to purchase it and that she had no idea the phrase had been adopted by the Tea Party as a source of outrage at the state of affairs in the U.S I left the room not truly convinced, but glad I had the ...

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05 June 2018

Eli Saslow