However, she also wants people to understand that right-wing groups are varied and complex, and that “Michigan is not a ‘cauldron of hate’ as it is sometimes represented.” Dr. Vinyard argues that today’s white nationalists have antecedents in racist groups like the KKK and the Black Legion, which were active in Michigan in the 1920s and 1930s. The author of Right in Michigan's Grassroots: From the KKK to the Michigan Militia (2011), Dr. Following the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, VA, last August, EMU historian JoEllen Vinyard shared her expertise on extremist political groups with several news organizations including the Detroit Free Press, television station WWMT, and Michigan Radio.
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