Sarah Childs- Hate Groups Spiked in 2016

Summary:  All over the country, flyers are showing up on college campuses.
Some promote blatant neo-Nazi rhetoric, others are much more subtle. They read, "protect your heritage." "Let's become great again." "Our future belongs to us." "White people, do something." "Serve your people." They represent a less extreme white supremacist movement targeting the young and educated. "They learn to downplay the swastikas and get a thesaurus, so instead of white supremacy they use words like identitarian. It's just a repackaged version of white nationalism." On Wednesday, the Southern Poverty Law Center, an Alabama-based organization that monitors hate crimes across the country, released its report on extremism in America. The report says the number of groups across the country increased in 2016 to 917, up from 892 in 2015. In 2011, SPLC recorded 1,018 active organizations, the highest tally it found in more than 30 years of tracking hate groups. That number had fallen to 784 in 2014. "The country saw a resurgence of white nationalism that imperils the racial progress we've made, along with the rise of a president whose policies reflect the values of white nationalists," Potok noted. The White House did not respond to request for comment.

Analysis: This article was published by Justin Heifetz from CNN on February 16, 2017. The author uses a third person point of view to convey an unbiased article. Additionally, I had a little previous knowledge of these dangers to our nation, so this article made me realize how important our race relations really are. If we could have maintained great relationships while avoiding the use of hate groups, we might have been able to maintain a healthy environment and save many lives. This article was written for any citizen of the US, or the world who want to keep our country safe and hate free. This instance can connect directly to the reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan in the late 19th century. The KKK formed to promote white supremacy just as these groups are rising to do so now. We all need to stick together and stand up for what is right!

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/15/politics/hate-groups-spiked-in-2016/index.html