UNC Professor Says Antifa‑Linked Group Requested Redneck Revolt Security at Charlottesville; UNC Reinstates Him After Threat Assessment
UNC professor Dwayne Dixon, whom a Redneck Revolt chapter website lists as a member, told a Feb. 3, 2018 Harvard panel that the Anarchist People of Color Collective asked Redneck Revolt to provide security at Justice Park ahead of the Aug. 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville; the Carr‑Ryan Center later removed the panel video from its YouTube page. Dixon was placed on administrative leave Sept. 29, 2025 amid campus protests and controversy and was reinstated Oct. 3 after a university threat assessment.
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📌 Key Facts
- UNC professor Dwayne Dixon is identified on the Redneck Revolt Silver Valley chapter website as a member; he faced misdemeanor charges in 2017 (weapon at public assembly) and 2018 (simple assault) that were later dropped.
- On Feb. 3, 2018 Dixon headlined a Carr‑Ryan Center (Harvard) panel where he explicitly discussed and defended armed political action, framed it as self‑defense, invoked Frederick Douglass and Robert F. Williams, and criticized liberal institutions' responses to what he called 'fascist creep.'
- During that same Feb. 2018 panel Dixon said the Anarchist People of Color Collective (APOC) requested Redneck Revolt provide security for Justice Park ahead of the Aug. 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.
- The Feb. 3, 2018 Carr‑Ryan Center panel video remained publicly available until shortly after Fox News reported on it; Harvard's Carr‑Ryan Center subsequently removed the video from its official YouTube page.
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill placed Dixon on administrative leave on Sept. 29, 2025 pending an investigation and reinstated him on Oct. 3, 2025 after a threat assessment.
- A campus rally in front of UNC's South Building drew demonstrators both supporting and opposing Dixon, with signs including 'Reinstate Dixon' and 'UNC, Stop Taking Orders From Fascists'; a student quoted (Jack D'Entremont) voiced support for free speech but opposition to calls for violence.
- The Counter Extremism Project lists Redneck Revolt as an offshoot of the John Brown Gun Club; reporting referenced alleged Redneck Revolt involvement in a 2019 ICE facility attack in Washington and a July 4 attack in Alvarado, Texas.
- Flyers reading 'Hey fascist! Catch this!' were posted on Georgetown University's campus this week and removed by officials.
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UNC professor revealed anarchist group requested security from far-left gun club during 2017 riot
New information:
- On a Feb. 2018 Harvard panel, Dixon said the Anarchist People of Color Collective (APOC) requested Redneck Revolt provide security for Justice Park ahead of the Aug. 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.
- Harvard's Carr‑Ryan Center for Human Rights recently removed the Feb. 3, 2018 panel video from its official YouTube page.
- UNC placed Dixon on administrative leave on Sept. 29, 2025 and reinstated him on Oct. 3, 2025 after a threat assessment; the article cites campus statements and reporting on those dates.
Student uproar erupts at elite college after professor put on leave over ties to far-left gun club
New information:
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill placed Professor Dwayne Dixon on administrative leave pending an investigation.
- A campus rally occurred in front of UNC's South Building with demonstrators both supporting and opposing Dixon; signage included 'Reinstate Dixon' and 'UNC, Stop Taking Orders From Fascists.'
- On‑the‑record student quote from Jack D'Entremont expressing support for free speech but opposing calls to violence was published.
UNC professor on leave over ties to far-left gun club once headlined Harvard panel on armed activism
New information:
- Fox News obtained and highlights a Feb. 3, 2018 Carr‑Ryan Center video in which UNC professor Dwayne Dixon headlined a Harvard panel and explicitly discussed and defended armed political action.
- The Harvard Carr‑Ryan Center video remained publicly available until shortly after Fox's Monday report.
- Direct quotes from Dixon in the panel: he framed armed political action as self‑defense, invoked Frederick Douglass and Robert F. Williams, and criticized liberal institutions' response to 'fascist creep.'
Professor at elite college belongs to offshoot of leftist gun club celebrating violence at Georgetown: group
New information:
- Dwayne Dixon is identified on the Redneck Revolt Silver Valley chapter website as a member.
- Flyers with the line 'Hey fascist! Catch this!' were posted on Georgetown University's campus this week and removed by officials.
- The Counter Extremism Project lists Redneck Revolt as an offshoot of the John Brown Gun Club; the article references alleged group involvement in an ICE facility attack in Washington (2019) and a July 4 attack in Alvarado, Texas.
- Dixon faced misdemeanor charges in 2017 (weapon at public assembly) and 2018 (simple assault) that were later dropped.