Author / Ph.D. Candidate
Derek Black is an advocate for antiracism and Ph.D. history candidate at the University of Chicago. They are the child of Don Black, founder of the Stormfront online community, and godchild of former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke. Derek Black publicly renounced white nationalism in 2016 and chronicled their personal journey away from their family's beliefs in the book, "The Klansman’s Son: My Journey from White Supremacy to Antiracism."
Derek Black, American former white supremacist and son of Don Black, founder of the Stormfront online community. Derek discusses the personal transformation from white nationalism to anti-racism, highlighting the differences between white nationalism and white supremacy, and the historical and …