Reply #185: We all have racists organizations [View All]

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KEYSTONE KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLUX KLAN - Based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, with affiliates in Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Georgia, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia.

WAR SKINS - Formed in 1983 as an independent group, in 1986, War Skins were recruited by Tom and John Metzger, leaders of White Aryan Resistance. (WAR has been the most successful white supremacy group in recruiting Skinheads). Although War Skins are primarily based in California, branches have surfaced as far away as New Jersey and Florida.

While the number of Skinheads has decreased to under 5,000, Skinhead groups continue to flourish in California, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, Texas, Pennsylvania and Washington.

http://www.texaspolicecentral.com/new_lexicon_of_hate.html

The statistical decline contrasted with several high profile acts of anti-Semitic violence in 1999. In the span of eight weeks, horrific acts of violent hatred targeted three Jewish communities, including synagogue arsons in Sacramento, and shootings targeting Jews and other racial minorities in Chicago and Los Angeles.

As in previous years, the states with high concentrations of Jewish residents reported the most incidents, including New York, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Florida. Combined, these five states accounted for 68 percent, or 1,054 of the total.

http://www.adl.org/backgrounders/Anti_Semitism_us.asp