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Jun 2022
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Extreme Violence: Inside the Minds of Pe...

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With one hate crime committed every hour and multiple mass shootings happening every day in the US, Red Table Talk gathers a special group of leading voices to reveal the roots of hatred and extreme violence. Jeff Schoep, a reformed leader of the biggest neo-Nazi group in America, reveals what made him leave 27 years of carnage behind. Award-winning filmmaker Deeyah Khan shares what she learned sitting face-to-face with the most violent extremists in the world. Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, a top anti-racism researcher explains the shocking age when hate can begin. Dr. Jillian Peterson, who led the largest study of mass shooters, takes us inside the minds of killers with eye-opening facts about what they all have in common. NFL player Zach Banner shares how he became an ally after a vicious hate crime ravaged the city where he played.

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