change. For centuries, the south had relied on slave.Fear, anger and frustration. These are

three themes that run throughout all hate groups. Most hate groups form during times of

economic hardship or social change. Certain groups of people begin to blame another

group for the reason of a major social or economical change.

s to harvest crops at plantations. When the slaves were freed, the plantations weren't

being worked on anymore, causing the owners to loose a lot of money. When this

happened, six former Confederate soldiers started a hate group called the Ku Klux Klan.

During the post-Civil War era, the Klan was very popular among southern whites. Their

ignorance was feeding the fire that blacks were the root of their problem, when in reality

the white's ignorance is the root of their own problems.

The Klan has since died down and risen numerous times with the start of many

social changes such as the women's rights movement (1920's) and the civil rights

Another large and devastating hate group is the neo-Nazis. These working-class

people blame all immigrants for taking jobs away from the whites. Their

What would make people commit such horrendous crimes such as these? Why

chained by the ankles to a hook on the back of the truck, which then pulled him about two

children and will continue to ply their satanic trade until God's judgment is executed and

you feel. Not speaking out against racism and hate crimes is almost as bad as committing

scattered in his wake, along with dentures and parts of his body. The torso was found in a

free political prisoners; to defending clinics from anti-choice attacks.

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