StoryCorps Chicago: Life After Hate

StoryCorps Chicago: Life After Hate

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At 14 years old, Christian Picciolini got involved with a racist skinhead group in Chicago’s south suburbs. For the next several years Picciolini promoted the idea of white supremacy. But in his early twenties he had a change of heart, and renounced his ties with the White Power movement. In December, Picciolini talked with Dan Cooper, from Adler University as part of our StoryCorps series. Picciolini talks about his own transformation and trying to help others through a non-profit he co-founded called Life After Hate.

This story was recorded through a partnership between StoryCorps and Adler University.

StoryCorps’ mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to share, record and preserve their stories. These excerpts, edited by WBEZ, present some of our favorites from the current visit, as well as from previous trips.