She went from a liberal non-voter to burning books with white supremacists. Here's why she finally left the movement

Once she was in, she was all the way in. Women reveal details on how misogyny drives the modern white power movement.

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In May 2017, Samantha went to a book burning in upstate New York. She had entered the inner circle of the modern white power movement called the alt-right, and it was the moment its activists see in retrospect as the peak of its power. The home was classically suburban, with a picnic table and a fire pit in the backyard. The atmosphere was like a family barbecue, but she felt an air of intensity. They stood around the fire and cheered as books were tossed into the flames. Some gave Nazi salutes. Samantha did, too."It's all so surreal," Samantha says now."You're literally standing there, going, 'I'm at a book burning at someone's house. Like, there are families that live next door.

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