UNC professor on leave over ties to far-left gun club once headlined Harvard panel on armed activism

Violent political rhetoric has been a hot subject in the wake of the political assassination of Charlie Kirk, and after another ICE facility, this time in Dallas, was attacked by a deranged gunman who allegedly held left-wing views. 

Dixon had been charged, though never convicted, with several misdemeanors related to armed activism as a member of Redneck Revolt. He was charged with a gun crime in connection with an anti-KKK riot in Durham, North Carolina. The KKK was present. He was also charged with simple assault on the night in 2018 when a Confederate statue called Silent Sam was toppled on the UNC campus. 

He and Redneck Revolt were sued by the city of Charlottesville after the Unite the Right rally. The city claimed Redneck Revolt violated anti-paramilitary law, among others. 

UNC has roundly rejected political violence. Dixon was placed on administrative leave on Tuesday. 

“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 Monday afternoon. “Placing Dr. Dixon on leave will allow the University to investigate these allegations in a manner that protects the integrity of its assessment.”