3 Hate Groups In Arlington: Report

After a white nationalist gathering whipped up violence — resulting in the death of an anti-racism protester — in Charlottesville, Virginia, the Southern Poverty Law Center is reminding Americans that organized hate isn't a thing of the past. SPLC says nearly 1,000 organizations that meet its criteria for being designated a hate group are currently active nationwide. And some of them are located in Arlington.

In Virginia, SPLC says 42 hate groups — from white supremacists to anti-LGBTQ, anti-Muslim and Black separatist organizations — are active. The SPLC website has an interactive map showing the location of hate groups state by state.

The following three organizations are located in Arlington: "National Policy Institute" (white nationalist), "Center for Perpetual Diversity" (white nationalist), and "ProEnglish" (anti-immigrant).

The SPLC's Hate Map is searchable by hate group and state.

In the aftermath of Charlottesville, demonstrators gathered Sunday to protest the violence and pay tribute to Heather Heyer, the woman killed when a vehicle plowed into a crowd of anti-racist protesters. Two Virginia state troopers were also killed in a helicopter crash near the site of the "Unite the Right" demonstration in Charlottesville.

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