Hate groups organizing in your state

Dear Reader, Shockingly, hate groups are on the rise in America. The financial meltdown and an African-American President has given racist groups an extra dose of paranoid motivation. No group in America works harder to fight hate and put these despicable groups out of business than the SPLC. Support them and people across the country and stand united against hate. Don Hazen Executive Editor, AlterNet.org

Stand Strong Against Hate Racism is a serious problem in America. Fueled by immigration fears, the economic crisis and the election of a black president, racist hate groups increased their numbers again in 2008. The Southern Poverty Law Center has documented a staggering 926 hate groups operating in our country - a more than 50% increase since 2000. Show your concern by taking a stand against hate. As the ranks of hate swell, people of goodwill must stand up and be counted. Please add yourself to our interactive map as a voice for tolerance - and find out which hate groups are active in your area. Hate group leaders are exploiting the election of a black president and difficult economic times to swell their ranks and their anti-Semitic, white supremacist propaganda is promoting violence. A neo-Nazi leader was quoted in USA Today saying "When the economy suffers, people are looking for answers. ...We are the answer for white people." The day after President Obama was inaugurated, a white man in Massachusetts killed two black people and raped and gravely wounded another. His arrest derailed his plan to also invade a synagogue and kill as many Jews as possible. He'd spent six months reading racist websites and concluded they "spoke the truth about the demise of the white race." At the Southern Poverty Law Center, we not only track and expose the activities of racist extremists - we have a proven history of using innovative legal strategies to put them out of business. We recently won a $2.5 million verdict against the leader of the Imperial Klans of America for the brutal beating of a teenage boy of Latino descent in Kentucky. You can join people across the country who are standing strong against the hate, racism and intolerance infecting our communities, schools and political debate by adding yourself to our map. Thank you for standing strong against hate. Sincerely, Morris Dees Founder

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