One Hate Group Is Based In Leesburg

LEESBURG, VA — After a white nationalist gathering whipped up violence that resulted in the death of an anti-racism protester in Charlottesville, the Southern Poverty Law Center is reminding Americans that organized hate is hardly a thing of the past. Far from it, in fact.

SPLC says nearly 1,000 organizations that meet its criteria for being designated a hate group are currently active nationwide. One of them is the Northern Virginia chapter of ACT for America, which is mostly an anti-Muslim group.

The SPLC website has an interactive map showing the location of hate groups state by state. Statewide, there are 42 hate groups — from white supremacists to anti-LGBTQ, anti-Muslim and black separatist organizations. The SPLC's Hate Map is searchable by hate group and state.

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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 siteof the "Unite the Right" demonstration in Charlottesville.

Pictured are members of the KKK speaking in Justice Park during a rally Saturday, July 8, 2017, in Charlottesville. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)