White extremists lash out over election of first black president

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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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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