Story from November 25, 2008 - NPR's News and Notes:
Obama Win Sparks Rise In Hate Crimes, Violence From NPR.org:
Communities around the country have seen a spike in racial violence since the presidential election of Barack Obama.
In the few weeks since Election Day, cross burnings, racist graffiti and other alleged hate crimes have been reported.
For more, NPR's Tony Cox talks with Mark Potok - Director of the
Intelligence Projectat the
Southern Poverty Law Center - and writer Erik Ose, publisher of
The Latest Outrage blog and a regular contributor to
The Huffington Post about the post-election violence.