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The Anatomy of Organized Hate looks behind the curtain of the modern-day hate movement. The book merges two conflicting universes: the world that exists inside hate groups and the external sphere of government agencies and research organizations working to monitor and stop hate crimes. Part One tells the stories of former neo-Nazis and white supremacists, including the crimes they committed as extremists, their prison experiences, and what caused them to gain compassion and eventually abandon the movement. The book explores the backgrounds and behavioral characteristics extremists have in common and what makes their stories so important. Part Two presents a historical perspective on the hate movement and examines why most of what Americans know or believe about hate groups and hate crimes is misleading, grossly incomplete, or dead wrong. Learn how faulty police reports and FBI data, confusing legal definitions, historical political dynamics, changes in the ways the media report news, plus the emergence of social media and whites-only websites - all combine to form a false reality.

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Lonnie Lusardo is a former reporter for a metropolitan daily newspaper in Connecticut who later served as a freelance correspondent for 35 local, regional, and national publications. In 1991, Lonnie created The Diversity Collaborative, a veteran owned cultural competency and management training firm working with government agencies and Fortune 500 companies. He is a popular speaker at regional and national conferences, colleges and universities, and other venues, presenting issues related to diversity and inclusion and workshops focused on The Truth About Hate Groups and Hate Crimes. Lonnie is known for personal candor and facilitating interactive learning experiences. A self-acknowledged recovering racist who changed his awareness during four years in the U.S. Navy and as a student at Boston University in the 1970s, Lonnie started exploring the lives of white supremacists and other extremists after being profiled in the book White Men Challenging Racism: 35 Personal Stories, published by Duke University Press in 2003. In 1997-1998, Lonnie interviewed members of President Nelson Mandela's cabinet and senior managers in South Africa, as well as leaders of community organizations to determine the effects of the shift from apartheid to democracy He conducted a similar project in Australia and New Zealand in 2012 to determine the extent to which indigenous populations have been regarded by historically white-led governments in those countries.

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