hate crimes

A social and political history of hate speeches and crimes in the United States from the 1920s to the present.

Presents opposing arguments concerning various aspects of hate crimes, including the seriousness of the problem, laws restriction of speech, and stopping hate groups.

This anthology examines three court cases concerning hate crimes: "R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul," "Virginia v. Black," and "Wisconsin v. Mitchell.".

The story of two Michigan towns, separated by the St. Joseph River. St. Joseph is a prosperous lakeshore community, 95 percent white, while Benton Harbor is impoverised and 92 percent black.

Contains twenty-two essays that offer varying perspectives on issues related to hate crimes, including historical events, hate groups and anti-hate groups, legislation against hate, and hate crimes in the post-September era, and provides a chronology, contact information for organizations, and a bibliography.

Re-examines the circumstances behind the 1998 murder of gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard.

Presents opposing arguments concerning various aspects of hate crimes, including the seriousness of the problem, laws, restriction of speech, and stopping hate groups.

When her best friend falls victim to a vicious hate crime, sixteen-year-old Cat sets out to discover the culprits in her small North Carolina town.

Authors discuss hate crimes in which the victims are chosen because they share some characteristics with a larger group that enrages the perpetrator for reasons that may have nothing to do with the actual victim, and present various opinions on how to treat these types of crimes.

Text and accompanying photographs discuss crimes inspired by the hatred of an entire group of people.