UNC places professor Dwayne Dixon on administrative leave over ties to Redneck Revolt as students rally
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill placed Professor Dwayne Dixon on administrative leave pending an investigation after reports identified him on the Redneck Revolt Silver Valley chapter website and linked him to the far‑left gun group — which the Counter Extremism Project describes as an offshoot of the John Brown Gun Club and that has been tied to alleged attacks — and Fox News reported he had misdemeanor charges in 2017 and 2018 that were later dropped and had headlined a 2018 Harvard panel in which he discussed and defended armed political action. Students rallied in front of the South Building with demonstrators both supporting and opposing Dixon — holding signs such as "Reinstate Dixon" and "UNC, Stop Taking Orders From Fascists" — and a student quoted on the record said they supported free speech but opposed calls to violence.
🔍 Key Facts
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill placed Professor Dwayne Dixon on administrative leave pending an investigation.
- Dixon is identified on the Redneck Revolt Silver Valley chapter website as a member; the Counter Extremism Project lists Redneck Revolt as an offshoot of the John Brown Gun Club and reporting references alleged group involvement in an ICE facility attack in Washington (2019) and a July 4 attack in Alvarado, Texas.
- Flyers reading 'Hey fascist! Catch this!' were posted on Georgetown University's campus this week and were removed by officials.
- 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; that video remained publicly available until shortly after Fox's report.
- In the Harvard panel, Dixon framed armed political action as self‑defense, invoked Frederick Douglass and Robert F. Williams, and criticized liberal institutions' response to what he called 'fascist creep.'
- Dixon previously faced misdemeanor charges in 2017 (weapon at public assembly) and 2018 (simple assault); those charges were later dropped.
- A campus rally in front of UNC's South Building drew demonstrators both supporting and opposing Dixon, with signage including 'Reinstate Dixon' and 'UNC, Stop Taking Orders From Fascists,' and an on‑the‑record student (Jack D'Entremont) was quoted supporting free speech while opposing calls to violence.
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- 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.
- 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.