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Before More Rallies, Colgate Professor Says History Shows How To Respond

Alexander Karn
Colgate
Alexander Karn

Did last Saturday's violent and deadly confrontation in Charlottesville, Va. strengthen and embolden the neo-Nazi and white supremacist movements in the U.S., giving them a martyr status among their followers? Dr. Alexander Karn, an associate professor of history at Colgate University in Hamilton, NY who also teaches in Colgate's Peace and Conflict Studies program, says history leaves some clues on the best way to respond to hate groups and their events.

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