Hate & Tolerance

Somewhere In America … Every hour ... someone commits a hate crime. Every day ... at least eight blacks, three whites, three gays, three Jews and one Latino become hate crime victims. Every week ... a cross is burned. Bias is a human condition, and American history is rife with prejudice against groups and individuals because of their race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or other differences. The 20th Century saw major progress in outlawing discrimination, and most Americans today support integrated schools and neighborhoods. But stereotypes and unequal treatment persist, an atmosphere often exploited by hate groups. Spread on the Internet and accessible by personal computers, hate clearly knows no geographic bounds. (Excerpt from the Introduction, 10 Ways to Fight Hate -- a web project of the Southern Poverty Law Center)