UT Expert on Racism & Radicalism: "We’ve Never Truly Come to Terms with White Supremacy and the Destructive Role It Has Played in the U.S."

Following last week's deadly shooting of nine Charleston, South Carolina, community leaders in Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, national dialogue is turning toward issues of racism and radical ideology in the U.S. and opinions about the use of the Confederate battle flag as a symbol of hate or pride. Joshua Inwood, a University of Tennessee, Knoxville, associate professor of geography and Africana studies, is an expert on racism and violence. Inwood can provide expert insight and analysis about radicalism's destructive force and the white supremacy movement's role in American history. "It's important to take note that despite several polls and surveys discussing the declining significance of race for millennials, we still live in a country that has extremists, and those are the people we need to be concerned about," Inwood said. "The radical elements in society will also be the most destructive elements in any society. And, as a nation, we’ve never truly come to terms with white supremacy and the destructive role it has historically played in U.S. politics and development. As a consequence, it is still part of the fabric of many communities and as a society we need to deal with it." Read more about Inwood's expertise at http://experts.tntoday.utk.edu/experts/joshua-inwood. Contact Inwood at 865-974-6170 or [email protected]. For assistance in arranging interviews, contact Karen Dunlap at 865-974-8674 or [email protected].