Hate Groups

Alt-right members preparing to enter Emancipation Park at the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville.

What History Tells Us About The Mobilization Of Hate Groups In The U.S.

Emily Woodbury

Washington University Sociology professor David Cunningham shares what we can learn about right-wing, white nationalist groups today — and best practices for defeating them — by studying their mobilization during other moments in our nation's history.

David Cunningham, a professor of sociology at Washington University, discussed the recent slowdown in the growth of hate groups in the U.S. as well as the concurrent increase in the number of hate crimes occurring in the country since November 2016.

Government, Politics & Issues

Growth in US hate groups slows, hate crimes on the rise: Wash U professor

Evie Hemphill

Nearly doubling since 1999, the long-growing number of hate groups active within the United States has remained nearly static since the election of…

Education

Hate-busters: Local groups say education is the best way to combat hate

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 6, 2010 - If you talk to professionals on the front lines in the fight against hate, three…

Arts

The world of cyber hate: How anonymity of the Internet allows hate to thrive

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 4, 2010 - Mark Potok paints an interesting picture of the face of hate."Twenty-five years ago,…