Winchell History Lecture: Understanding White Supremacy: Decoding the Actions of the White Power Movement (Read More)
The UNO Department of History welcomes Dr. Kathleen Belew as this year's Richard Dean Winchell History Lecturer. Dr. Belew is an Associate Professor of History at Northwestern University and specializes in the recent history of the United States, examining the long aftermath of warfare. Her book "Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America", explores how white power activists wrought a cohesive social movement through a common story about warfare and its weapons, uniforms, and technologies. By uniting previously disparate Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazi, skinhead, and other groups, Belew reveals how the movement carried out escalating acts of violence that reached a crescendo in the 1995 bombing of Oklahoma City. Her latest book, "A Field Guide to White Supremacy" (co-edited alongside Ramon A. Gutierrez), connects the dots between current events—acts of hate, racial violence, and racist law-making—and the deep, violent roots of white supremacy in this country. The event is free, but tickets are required to reserve a spot. Register for tickets here.
