Hate Comes to Main Street

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Hate in a Hallmark Town

Hate in a Hallmark Town, Part 4: 'We Were Not Afraid to Stand Up to Hate'
Franklin, Tennessee, resident Peggy Kingsbury never expected that her civic involvement would lead to threats from neo-Nazis. Here is what she learned.
May 4 • Peggy Kingsbury
Hate in a Hallmark Town, Part 3: My Life In the Eye of a White-Supremacist Storm
Once you see the threat posed by such groups to democracy, you no longer have the luxury of looking away. Thankfully, I now know there is an army of…
Feb 16 • Phil Williams
Hate in a Hallmark Town, Part 2: A Cautionary Tale About Power and Control
Never in my 40-year career had I encountered what was, on a small scale, political violence. What does it say about America?
Feb 11 • Phil Williams
Hate in a Hallmark Town: The Story of the Challenge Facing Main Street America
In these early installments of Hate Comes to Main Street, I am sharing how this journey began for me. I hope you will find this publication to be part…
Feb 10 • Phil Williams
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