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Who's turning American campuses into battlegrounds?

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    7 November 2017
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Who's turning American campuses into battlegrounds?

By Mike Wendling, Natalia Zuo and Anisa Subedar
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In Charlottesville and on university campuses across the United States, alt-right and neo-Nazi protesters have been confronted by left-wing counter-protesters and anti-fascist groups. Who are the people behind the violence - and how bad could it get?

Video journalist: Natalia Zuo

Producer: Anisa Subedar

Reporter: Mike Wendling, external

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