UNC Chapel Hill professor Dwayne Dixon, a self-identified member of the far-left Redneck Revolt gun club, has been placed on administrative leave after mounting scrutiny over his advocacy and involvement in politically motivated, armed left-wing protests.
The university confirmed the suspension to allow for a thorough investigation into allegations that could result in disciplinary action, including possible termination.
“The University of North Carolina has informed Dr. Dwayne Dixon, professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, that he has been placed on administrative leave, effective immediately, following recent reports and expressions of concern regarding alleged advocacy of politically motivated violence,” Vice Chancellor for Marketing and Communications Dean Stoyer said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
Redneck Revolt and Radical Activism
Dixon teaches Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at UNC. He is openly listed as a member of Redneck Revolt’s Silver Valley chapter, a group described by the Counter Extremism Project as “far-left,” anti-capitalist, and anti-nation-state, opposing police, prisons, and courts.
In 2017, Dixon joined armed counter-protesters at an anti-KKK event in Durham, North Carolina—though the KKK never appeared. Dixon, armed with an AR-15, helped block roadways, alarming the public and drawing charges of “going armed to the terror of people” and having a weapon at a public assembly; those charges were ultimately dropped.
He also attended the infamous Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, where James Fields Jr. rammed his car into a crowd, killing Heather Heyer. Dixon later bragged about chasing James Field with his AR-15 at a Harvard panel and in a January 7, 2018 Facebook post.
During a Harvard panel, Dixon admitted that James Fields “slow rolled” past him several times in his vehicle, adding, “One time he paused right in front of me and I waved him off with my rifle. On his last pass, he accelerated and a block away he killed Heather.”
Dwayne Dixon bragged about chasing James Fields with his AR-15, just before James’s car tragically struck and killed Heather Heyer.
He bragged about it on camera at Harvard University.
Harvard has now removed the video, which was up online Monday morning, in the wake of Fox… pic.twitter.com/B6ea55yjIc
At a Harvard panel, UNC professor Dwayne Dixon admitted to chasing James Fields with his rifle multiple times before Fields accelerated and killed Heather Heyer at Charlottesville.
In a now-deleted Facebook post, Dixon wrote, “I used this rifle to chase off James Fields from our block of 4th St before he attacked the marchers to the south.”
UNC professor Dwayne Dixon admits on Facebook to confronting James Fields with a rifle before the Charlottesville attack.
Further Controversy & Legal Trouble
Redneck Revolt, along with right-wing groups, was sued under anti-paramilitary laws after Charlottesville, later entering a consent decree to avoid trial, calling the suit “harassment” and “state repression of anti-racist activists.”
Dixon faced a separate assault charge in 2018 stemming from left-wing riots that toppled UNC’s Silent Sam monument; that case was also dismissed.
Redneck Revolt is an offshoot of the John Brown Gun Club, which recently made headlines for posting flyers at Georgetown University celebrating the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. The flyer read: “Hey fascist! Catch this!”.
The John Brown Gun Club has a history of violence:
“Hey fascist! Catch!” flyers were spotted on Georgetown University’s campus on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, after a viral incident the day before. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)
While UNC officially reaffirms its commitment to free speech and open dialogue, its tolerance historically appears to have leaned toward excusing or ignoring left-wing violence—violence openly exhibited by Dixon and his Redneck Revolt associates.
Only now, under the current administration’s heightened scrutiny and crackdown on politically motivated violence, has this permissiveness become politically unpopular and subject to discipline.
Dixon’s long history of violent rhetoric and actions, widely documented and circulated on social media, has finally forced the university to act. His indefinite administrative leave signals a shift away from years of implicit acceptance toward a more rigorous enforcement of campus safety and conduct policies.
