Document Type

Editorial

Hateful rhetoric and online platforms foster environments where hate can grow in the United States

Authors

Liz Theriault

Publication Title

The Maine Campus

Publication Date

3-4-2019

Abstract/ Summary

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has released a report that the number of hate groups in the United States has risen for the fourth year in a row. The United States is now home to 1,020 hate groups, including neo-Nazis, white supremacists, black nationalists, neo-confederates and the Ku Klux Klan. Proliferation of racist, xenophobic and generally violent political rhetoric from specific leaders of our country and the ability to recruit members, organize events and raise money on online platforms have contributed to the violent attitudes of the United States that fail to reject and even fosters the rise of hate groups.

Comments

Content captured from The Maine Campus website by by Kimberly Sawtelle, Library Specialist CLIII, on January 17, 2021.

Identifier

Racial Justice_Maine Campus_2021_01_17o

Repository Citation

Theriault, Liz, "Hateful rhetoric and online platforms foster environments where hate can grow in the United States" (2019). Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. 58.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/social_justice/58

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