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The Year in Hate

Issue Number: 
105
 | 
Spring
 
2002

Hate groups up 12% in 2001, as September 11 stirs up a movement. Connections between radical Islamists and neo-Nazi extremists are explored. The SCV enters its own civil war. Anti-abortion propagandist Neal Horsley is profiled.

In This Issue

The Year in Hate, 2001

In 2001, the number of hate groups rose by 12% as the Sept. 11 attacks revealed the Nazi features of contemporary extremism.

The Swastika and the Crescent

By Martin A. Lee
In the wake of Sept. 11, new light is thrown on the international ties increasingly linking Muslim and neo-Nazi extremists.

A House Divided

Heritage is battling hate as civil war engulfs the 'non-political' Sons of Confederate Veterans
Neo-confederate extremists begin a takeover of the Sons of Confederate Veterans group.

The Propagandist

Neal Horsley, America's leading anti-abortion webmaster, is the profane voice of the extreme Christian right.

More Features

Into the Streets

Editorial
By Mark Potok, Senior Fellow
Editor Mark Potok explores the last year of activity on the radical right and a street battle in York, Pa. that caught the nation's attention.

The Forgotten

The Intelligence Report profiles hate crime victims murdered in 2001, many of whom have been forgotten by the public.

The Other Half

A sociologist examines the roots of women's participation in racist groups and suggests some ways to extricate them.

Roots of Hate

Recent studies sharply challenge the notion that hate crimes — or hate groups — are linked to economic hardship.

House of Cards

By Mark Potok, Senior Fellow
A new book, In Bad Company: America's Terrorist Underground, purports to solve the Oklahoma City bombing, but collapses in a tangle of thin conspiracy theories.

Sad Sack Knights

The reputation of Indiana's National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan goes from bad to worse.

Strange Bedfellows

By Martin A. Lee
Some American Black Muslims are making common cause with domestic neo-Nazis and foreign Muslim extremists.

Deniers Unite

By Martin A. Lee
U.S. Holocaust deniers help unite neo-Nazis, Arab extremists.

Hate, Southern Style

Rhetoric of 'pro-South,' neo-Confederate hate groups grows harsher.

Hate in the Ranks

Read a list documenting hate group members in the Sons of Confederate Veterans, including national leadership.

Briefs

Jewish Extremists Arrested in Failed Bombing Conspiracy

Anti-Arab Terrorism
Leaders of the Jewish Defense League have been arrested in failed bombing conspiracy.

Games Extremists Play

Coming soon: 'Ethnic Cleansing — The Game'
The National Alliance's Resistance Records plans to release 'Ethnic Cleansing — The Game.'

'Vanguard' Party Tries Out a Facelift

Neo-Nazis
The National Alliance tries out a facelift and works with other hate groups.

Conspiracy Theorist Slain in Police Shootout

Conspiracy theorist and former militia member William Cooper was slain in a shootout with police.

Idaho Says a Hopeful 'Sayonara' to Millionaire Haters

Financing Extremism
Idaho says a hopeful 'sayonara' to millionaire haters Vincent Bertollini and Carl Story.

American Knights Leader Sentenced to Seven Years

Klan Crimes
Swaggering American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan leader Jeff Berry has sentenced to seven years in connection with threatening two journalists.

Neo-Confederate or Neo-Nazi? Sometimes, It's Hard to Tell

White Nationalism
Neo-Confederate Wayne D. Carlson dabbles in neo-Nazi literature.

Nichols Faces State Trial and Possible Death

Antigovernment Terrorism
Terry Nichols, conspirator in the Oklahoma City bombing, may face death.

Hit List or Free Speech?

A key decision on what constitutes a 'true threat' is revisited in the wake of the September terror attacks.