It Can Happen Here: White Supremacy and the Growing Threat of Atrocities in the U.S.

Since January 6th, 2021, Americans have been grappling with the shocking rise of white supremacy and white nationalism that drove a mob to the U.S. Capitol with the aim to stop the Electoral College vote count by Congress. Although the insurrectionists failed to stop the vote, the events of January 6th have instigated a broader conversation and questioning about who we are. America is reckoning with the fact that it is not exceptional. Indeed, these extreme elements have always been in our society from the very beginning of the country. 

In this episode, join host Tanya Domi and guests AfP Executive Director Liz Hume and Rutgers University Distinguished Professor Alexander Hinton for a conversation around white supremacy and the rising threat of genocide in the United States. Through discussion of Professor Hinton’s latest book, It Can Happen Here: White Power and the Rising Threat of Genocide in the US, explore what we can learn from history’s accounts of former atrocities, how white supremacy and its violent extremism form and interact with conflict dynamics in the U.S., and actions we can take to prevent these threats from occurring.