UNC Professor Linked to Redneck Revolt Offshoot
UNC professor Dwayne Dixon — who has been placed on leave — is identified on the Redneck Revolt Silver Valley chapter website as a member of an organization the Counter Extremism Project describes as an offshoot of the John Brown Gun Club; flyers reading "Hey fascist! Catch this!" were posted at Georgetown and removed, and CEP has linked the group to alleged attacks including an ICE facility incident in 2019 and a July 4 attack in Alvarado, Texas. Fox News also obtained a Feb. 3, 2018 video showing Dixon headlining a Harvard panel in which he defended armed political action as self‑defense, invoked Frederick Douglass and Robert F. Williams, criticized liberal institutions' response to "fascist creep," and noted Dixon previously faced misdemeanor charges in 2017 and 2018 that were later dropped.
🔍 Key Facts
- Dwayne Dixon, a professor at the University of North Carolina, is identified on the Redneck Revolt Silver Valley chapter website as a member.
- Fox News obtained a Feb. 3, 2018 Carr‑Ryan Center (Harvard) video in which Dixon headlined a panel and explicitly discussed and defended armed political action, framing it as self‑defense, invoking Frederick Douglass and Robert F. Williams, and criticizing liberal institutions' response to 'fascist creep.'
- The Harvard Carr‑Ryan Center video remained publicly available until shortly after Fox News reported on it.
- Dixon faced misdemeanor charges in 2017 (weapon at a public assembly) and 2018 (simple assault); those charges were later dropped.
- Flyers reading 'Hey fascist! Catch this!' were posted on Georgetown University's campus this week and were removed by officials.
- The Counter Extremism Project lists Redneck Revolt as an offshoot of the John Brown Gun Club; Fox News' reporting references alleged group involvement in a 2019 attack on an ICE facility in Washington and a July 4 attack in Alvarado, Texas.
📰 Sources (2)
- 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.'
- 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.