Radicalized: White Supremacy In America

Our special report traces the roots and rise of America's modern white supremacist movement.

Radicalized: White Supremacy In America

By Liz Wahl
October 11, 2017

By Liz Wahl
October 11, 2017

The divisive political climate and online echo chambers are fueling extremist ideologies. From a surge in white nationalism to the proliferation of online hate, Newsy's Liz Wahl explores how fringe groups have taken the current anti-establishment sentiment to the extreme.

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