Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist
by Eli Saslow
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dayton Literary Peace Prize – Nonfiction | 2019 | Winner |
About This Book
The story of Derek Black, once considered the heir apparent of the white nationalist movement in America, and the long process by which he was persuaded, through friendship and intellectual engagement, to renounce the ideology he had been raised to lead. A study of deradicalisation, moral courage, and the possibility of change. Winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction.
About the Author
Eli Saslow is an American journalist and staff writer at The Washington Post. He was born in the 1980s and studied journalism at the University of Florida. He is widely regarded as one of the finest long-form narrative journalists in the United States, a reporter whose work consistently illuminates the hidden lives of ordinary Americans. Read more →
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