Hate groups and rapidly changing demographics put anti-immigrant violence on the rise in Georgia. Christian Identity leader James Wickstrom makes the biggest power play of his career. Neo-Confederates make a bid to change history by influencing museums and changing academe from the inside out.
'Easy Prey'
Hate groups and rapidly changing demographics put anti-immigrant violence on the rise in Georgia. Christian Identity leader James Wickstrom makes the biggest power play of his career. Neo-Confederates make a bid to change history by influencing museums and changing academe from the inside out.
In This Issue
Xenophobic Hatred Grows with Latino Population in Georgia
In Georgia, where nearly 1 million Hispanic immigrants have arrived since 1990, xenophobic hatred and violence are on the rise
By Bob Moser
In Canton, Georgia, Guatemalan worker Domingo Lopez Vargas was brutally beaten by local teens looking for fun — a crime emblematic of racial tension and xenophobic violence on the rise in the region.
James Wickstrom Faces Attacks, Continues to Preach Christian Identity Doctrine
By Susy Buchanan
James Wickstrom, one of Christian Identity's most vicious firebrands, has been relatively quiet for years. As he makes a bid for the leadership of the notorious neo-Nazi Aryan Nations, that may be changing.
Neo-Confederate Activists Pressure Museum Officials to Distort History
Activists from radical 'pro-South' groups are pressuring history professionals to adopt distorted views of American history
Interviews with four history professionals who have faced neo-Confederate activism reveal that these radicals are pressuring history professionals to adopt distorted historical perspectives.
More Features
Backlash follows Roger and Don Barnett, Brothers Who Held Immigrants in Arizona at Gunpoint
As the number of undocumented Hispanic workers grows in communities throughout America, a violent backlash takes hold through vigilante action and legislated anti-immigrant sentiment.
Some Southern Intellectuals Push Neo-Confederate Views of History
By Heidi Beirich and Mark Potok
Today's neo-Confederate ideologues are the latest in a long line of highly conservative Southern intellectuals. Or are they?
Aryan Nations Moves South to Alabama, Future Unclear
Its founder dead, Aryan Nations heads south to a cloudy future. The violence of its members, however, remains clear
By Bob Moser
After the death of its founder, Richard Butler, the Aryan Nations faced a cloudy future by moving its once-famed headquarters from Idaho to Alabama.
Extremist Ex-Cons Back on the Street
A fresh batch of extremist ex-cons hits the streets
By Camille Jackson
Many extremists seem to be rejuvenated by serving time — including this list of just-released radical luminaries, including David Duke and Wallace Weicherding.
The Ideologues
A Different Kind of Hero
Unregistered Churches Gather to Denounce Government
'Unregistered churches' activists gathered recently to denounce the government. But it was women in pants who really got their goat
By Susy Buchanan
'Unregistered churches' activists gathered recently to denounce the government. But it was women in pants who really got their goat.
La batalla de 'Georgiafornia'
Briefs
Neo-Nazi Leader's Past Resurfaces on Day of Triumph
Cops, Neighbors Fire Back at Arizona's Border Vigilantes
Wal-Mart Drops Protocols, But Controversy Lives On
Despite Revelations, Heritage Groups Keep Convicted 'Aryan' Plotter in the Fold
Neo-Nazi Label Woos Teens with Hate-Music Sampler
Ex-Guardsman Planned Slaughter of Jews, Police Say
Hate on Trial