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. The SPLC says nearly 1,000 organizations that meet its criteria for being designated a hate group are currently active nationwide.

In Maryland, the SPLC says 18 hate groups — from white supremacists to anti-LGBTQ, anti-Muslim and black separatist organizations — are active. The SLPC website has an interactive map showing the location of hate groups state by state. (Get Patch's daily newsletter and real-time news alerts, or like us on Facebook. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.) The Many Symbols Of The Modern White Power Movement

The groups named by the center are described as: "All hate groups have beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people, typically for their immutable characteristics." Here's where the groups are active in Maryland and their ideology:

National Socialist Movement, statewide in Maryland, Neo-Nazi

Be Active Front USA, statewide in Maryland, racist/skinhead

Crew 38, statewide in Maryland racist/skinhead

Southern National Congress, Maryland, neo-Confederate

Heritage and Destiny, headquarters in Silver Spring, white nationalist

Council of Conservative Citizens, Silver Spring, white nationalist

East Coast Knights Of The True Invisible Empire, Annapolis, Ku Klux Klan

The Daily Stormer, Baltimore, neo-Nazi

Maryland State Skinheads, headquarters in Baltimore, racist/skinhead

Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge, headquarters in Baltimore, black separatist

Jamaat al-Muslimeen, headquarters in Baltimore, general hate

Israelite Church of God in Jesus Christ, Baltimore, black separatist

Barnes Review/Foundation for Economic Liberty, Inc., headquarters in Upper Marlboro, Holocaust denial

Nation of Islam, Baltimore, black separatists

Confederate White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, headquarters in Rosedale

Label 56, headquarters in Nottingham, hate music

League of the South, Clements, neo-Confederate

Refugee Resettlement Watch, headquarters in Fairplay, anti-Muslim The SPLC's Hate Map is searchable by hate group and state. Like the Annapolis Patch Facebook page below, then continue reading the story.





