Hate Groups: A Reference Handbook
A 2022 Choice Outstanding Academic Title

"This concise, informative, and revealing overview of hate groups is an excellent starting
point for researchers and readers." – Library Journal

Hate Groups: A Reference Handbook
offers answers to essential questions about hate groups in a way that is accessible to students and general readers interested in this important topic.

This book covers the topic of hate groups from the earliest pages of human history to the present day. Readers will learn about the historical background of hate groups in American history, as well as the problems, controversies, and solutions to the problem, from education to legal actions. This resource aids readers in continuing their research on the topic, with an extended annotated bibliography; a chronology; a glossary; lists of noteworthy individuals and organizations in the field (such as the Southern Poverty Law Center and Stop AAPI Hate); and important data and documents. A chapter of essays from a variety of voices provide important perspectives on the topic.

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Hate Groups: A Reference Handbook
A 2022 Choice Outstanding Academic Title

"This concise, informative, and revealing overview of hate groups is an excellent starting
point for researchers and readers." – Library Journal

Hate Groups: A Reference Handbook
offers answers to essential questions about hate groups in a way that is accessible to students and general readers interested in this important topic.

This book covers the topic of hate groups from the earliest pages of human history to the present day. Readers will learn about the historical background of hate groups in American history, as well as the problems, controversies, and solutions to the problem, from education to legal actions. This resource aids readers in continuing their research on the topic, with an extended annotated bibliography; a chronology; a glossary; lists of noteworthy individuals and organizations in the field (such as the Southern Poverty Law Center and Stop AAPI Hate); and important data and documents. A chapter of essays from a variety of voices provide important perspectives on the topic.

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Hate Groups: A Reference Handbook

Hate Groups: A Reference Handbook

by David E. Newton
Hate Groups: A Reference Handbook

Hate Groups: A Reference Handbook

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A 2022 Choice Outstanding Academic Title

"This concise, informative, and revealing overview of hate groups is an excellent starting
point for researchers and readers." – Library Journal

Hate Groups: A Reference Handbook
offers answers to essential questions about hate groups in a way that is accessible to students and general readers interested in this important topic.

This book covers the topic of hate groups from the earliest pages of human history to the present day. Readers will learn about the historical background of hate groups in American history, as well as the problems, controversies, and solutions to the problem, from education to legal actions. This resource aids readers in continuing their research on the topic, with an extended annotated bibliography; a chronology; a glossary; lists of noteworthy individuals and organizations in the field (such as the Southern Poverty Law Center and Stop AAPI Hate); and important data and documents. A chapter of essays from a variety of voices provide important perspectives on the topic.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781440877742
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 08/02/2021
Series: Contemporary World Issues
Pages: 360
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.93(d)

About the Author

David E. Newton is the author of more than 400 textbooks, encyclopedias, workbooks, and other educational materials, primarily in the field of science and math.

Table of Contents

Preface xiii

1 Background and History 3

Hate Groups and Hate Crimes 4

Hate Groups and "the Other" 7

Hate Groups in History 11

Anti-Semitism 15

Anti-LGBT 17

Ad Hoc, Informal, Spontaneous Hate Groups 18

Lynching 18

Other "Us" versus "Them" Violence 23

Hate Groups in American History 30

The Know Nothings 33

The Ku Klux Klan 35

Violence against Aid Workers 39

Trends in Hate Group Activity 42

Conclusion 44

2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions 57

Defining Hate Groups 57

Categories of Hate Groups 61

Ku Klux Klan 62

Black Separatists and Nationalists 65

Neo-Nazism 68

White Nationalists 71

Racist Skinheads 74

Anti-LGBTQ Hate Groups 76

Anti-Muslim Hate Groups 78

Anti-Immigrant Hate Groups 82

Neo-Confederate Hate Groups 84

Antigovernment Hate Groups 85

Anti-Semitic Hate Groups 88

How Hate Groups Operate 88

Birth and Growth 91

What Do Hate Groups Do? 94

Violent Activities 94

Socialization and Support 95

Propagandizing 96

Signs and Symbols 98

The Internet 99

Working within the System 103

Other Activities 104

Fighting Back 106

Education 106

Legislation 106

Court Cases 107

Legal Actions 108

Counteroffensive Actions 109

Conclusion 110

3 Perspectives 131

Introduction 131

Hate Groups in the History of the West Dawn A. Dennis Jorge A. Munoz 131

Anti-LGBTQ Hate Groups in the United States Ellen Faulkner 136

Making a World of Difference Phil Fogelman 143

Some Medical Aspects of Hate Joel Grossman 147

Punish Crime, Not Thought Crime Jeff Jacoby 151

A Century of Resilience: The History of Anti-Sikh Hate in America Aasees Kaur Nikki Singh 156

Descent, Dissent, and Rising Out: The Narrative Arc of the Ex-Hate Group Leader Jesse Kavadlo 159

Contemporary Anti-Semitism in American Higher Education Kenneth L. Marcus 164

Perpetuating Historical Genocide: Anti-Indian Groups Deserve Hate Group Designation Travis McAdam 168

Anti-Hispanic Immigrant Hate Crimes Michele Stacey Kristin Carbone-Lopez Richard Rosenfeld 173

Unmasking "Antifa": More than Black Bloc Kitty Stryker 178

4 Profiles 183

Anti-Defamation League (ADL) 183

Zainab Al-Suwaij (1971-) 186

Heidi L. Beirich (1967-) 188

Morris Dees (1936-) 190

Gonzaga Institute for Hate Studies 192

Human Rights Campaign 193

Brian Levin 195

Sigmund Livingston (1872-1946) 197

Not in Our Town 199

Southern Poverty Law Center 201

Stop AAPI Hate 204

Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) 205

5 Data and Documents 211

Data 211

Table 5.1 Trends in Hate Crimes by Various Characteristics, 1996-2018 211

Table 5.2 Trends in Hate Crimes, 2004-2015 213

Table 5.3 Hate Crime Data by Group and Type, 2018 214

Table 5.4 Hate Crimes by Known Offender's Race and Ethnicity and by Bias Motivation, 2018 215

Table 5.5 Major Attacks on Aid Workers, 2008-2018 220

Documents 221

Presidential Statements on Hate Violence (1868-2017) 221

Third Enforcement Act (1871) 224

Knights of the Ku Klux Klan v. Strayer (1928) 229

Federal Hate Crime Law (1968) 232

Hate Crime Statistics Act (1990) 234

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (1994) 235

Church Arson Prevention Act (1996) 239

The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (2010) 240

Snyder v. Phelps et al (2011) 244

United States of America v. Paul Beebe, et al. (2011) 247

Objective Evidence That the Crime Was Motivated by Bias (2015) 249

Public Law 115-58 Joint Resolution (2017) 251

6 Resources 257

Books 257

Articles 268

Reports 280

Internet 284

7 Chronology 301

Glossary 317

Index 323

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