White extremists lash out over election of first black president

Los Angeles Times by Howard Witt | Nov. 23, 2008 (News Report)
The Ku Klux Klan is emerging from decades of disorganization and obscurity, and the turnaround is acutely evident -- more than 200 hate-related incidents have been reported since the Nov. 4 election.

Barely three weeks since America elected its first black president, noose hangings, racist graffiti and death threats have struck dozens of towns across the country.

More than 200 such incidents -- including cross burnings, assassination betting pools and effigies of President-elect Barack Obama -- have been reported, according to law enforcement authorities and the Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors hate groups. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Racism, Presidential Election 2008
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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Nov 23, 2008 - 7:00 AM PST
Reviewed by: Leo Romero (review), Glenn LaBauve (review), Fabrice Florin (review), Patricia Blochowiak (review), Marge Baxter (review)
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Edited by: Leo Romero - Nov 23, 2008 - 7:00 AM PST

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Glenn LaBauve
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 by Glenn LaBauve - Nov. 23, 2008

Lest we forget, 8 years ago`some people believed that the strongly anti labor Bush would increase union membership in response to his policies. Like the unions, unless the Klan reinvents itself, it will still be a fringe outfit gqrnering only those fence sitters that would have fallen their way evenlually. A warning to those most likely adversley effected is all that should be needed to stop the new growth beyond this.

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Nov. 23, 2008
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Leo Romero
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 by Leo Romero - Nov. 23, 2008
Leo posted this story.
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Patricia Blochowiak
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 by Patricia Blochowiak - Nov. 23, 2008

We are in a time of great opportunity. If we can successfully learn to get along, we can make great progress. This is the time for all of us to learn about mediation, to learn another language, to learn about cultures other than our own, and to visit places we might not otherwise visit. We have so much to gain, and so very much to lose. We will collectively be so much less if those who hate are not integrated into our society.

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Marge Baxter
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 by Marge Baxter - Nov. 24, 2008

I don't get the sense the reporter was out in the field gathering data, but just reading other news sources or the internet. I think this is sensationalizing something that is easy to sensationalize. Kind of like pulling this out of the back pocket to have something for Monday. Why is this the first I have heard of it of this problem since Obama's election? I live in Atlanta, and race relations has improved greatly since the election.

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