(U.S.) Maryland: Number of hate groups is up, membership down
— Baltimore Sun: “At least 13 such outfits now operate in Maryland, according to trackers of hate groups. They range from bands of racist skinheads to organized committees of white nationalists that advertise and sponsor well-attended conferences in hotel ballrooms.”
— “Ku Klux Klan meetings were regular occurrences in Cecil County as recently as the mid-1990s and members marched on the Annapolis State House in 1994 and 1998. And as recently as 2006, the Klan held a rally at the Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg.”
— “But those occasional rallies belie the group’s actual numbers. These days, the Klan is down to about 5,000 members nationwide, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, while neo-Nazi and other white supremacist groups have gained prominence.”
But those occasional rallies belie the group’s actual numbers. These days, the Klan is down to about 5,000 members nationwide, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, while neo-Nazi and other white supremacist groups have gained prominence.”