Anti-Defamation League says hate incidents on the rise in Massachusetts – WCVB Boston
admin | August 18, 2017
BOSTON The upcoming Boston Free Speech rally being organized by a local alt-right" organization is raising serious concerns about hate crimes, but are those types of incidents actually on the rise in Massachusetts? The New England office of the Anti-Defamation League said Massachusetts has seen a dramatic increase in hate incidents and the state is also home to more hate groups. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, there are now more than 900 hate groups across the U.S., including 12 here in Massachusetts.