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Though home to about 50 white extremist groups, Ohio’s social and political landscape is undergoing rapid racial change

  • Written by Paul J. Becker, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton
Though home to about 50 white extremist groups, Ohio’s social and political landscape is undergoing rapid racial changeMembers of the white militia group Proud Boys march on the Ohio state capitol in Columbus on Jan. 6, 2024. Paul Becker, CC BY

The first time many Americans heard about Springfield, Ohio, came during the September 2024 presidential debate when Donald Trump falsely claimed that Haitian immigrants in the city were eating other residents’ cats...

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