There Were 48 Racist, Anti-Semitic Incidents in Wash. In 2018
SEATTLE, WA - Most cities around Puget Sound - and many more across the state - saw some type of racist extremist incident between 2017 and 2018, according to a new report from the Anti-Defamation League. There were 86 incidents across those two years, and just two groups carried out 41 of the 48 incidents in 2018 alone.
2018 was a banner year for the spread of propaganda like racist, anti-Semitic, and Islamophobic fliers, stickers, banners and posters, according to the ADL. White supremacy incidents increased 182 percent in 2018 compared to the year before, the report said.
The two groups most active in Washington, Identity Evropa and Patriot Front, were also the most active on campuses nationwide. Identity Evropa focuses on recruiting white, college-aged men and was responsible for 191 incidents nationwide. Texas-based Patriot Front contributed 51 incidents. Members of that group claim "ethnic and cultural origins" of their European ancestors to espouse racism, anti-Semitism and intolerance.
All the incidents have been plotted in an interactive map developed by ADL experts in its Center on Extremism. Most of the 1,187 incidents of propaganda — up from 421 incidents in 2017 — occurred on college campuses, the ADL said in its report.
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