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Published by the Southern Poverty Law Center Winter 2017 Fighting Hate • Teaching Tolerance • Seeking Justice Volume 47, Number 4

A special year-end message from IN THIS ISSUE a a a a Morris Dees and Richard Cohen SPLC answers the question: What is a Less than a year into the As you can see below, we had We took action on numerous hundreds of thousands of rac- Trump presidency, one thing is great success this year. We’d like fronts to combat this rising ex- ists – people who are energized hate group? crystal clear: We’re in a fight for to review some of our most signif- tremism and the infiltration of by Trump’s election and want PAGE 3 the very soul of our country. icant accomplishments and give hate into the mainstream. to intimidate Jews, Muslims, As we saw in Charlottesville you a preview of the work ahead. For example, we filed suit African Americans, LGBT peo- last August, President Trump has against one of the country’s ple and others they hate. energized and emboldened white Fighting hate most prominent alt-right lead- Also, in response to the a a a a supremacists in unprecedented The chilling scene of neo- ers, a neo-Nazi named Andrew post-election outbreak of Digital literacy guide ways and has given bigots a license Nazis marching with torches Anglin, for orchestrating a cam- hate-inspired violence, we dis- to act on their worst instincts. in Charlottesville this summer paign of terror against a Jewish tributed 40,000 copies of a new aims to help students At the same time, in close woman and her training video that will help law navigate ‘fake news’ collaboration with hate group family in Montana. enforcement officers recognize leaders and other far-right ex- Anglin runs a and respond to hate crimes. And, PAGE 4 tremists, Trump and Attorney website called the after Charlottesville, we pro- VALERIE DOWNES VALERIE General Jeff Sessions are re- MICHELLE LELAND Daily Stormer, duced another training video to versing hard-won civil rights which takes its help officers combat violence a a a a protections and shredding the name from the when hate groups hold rallies in safety net that helps the poor 1930s Nazi tab- their town. and the marginalized. loid Der Stürmer. We also: Unfortunately, we’re just He recently wrote • Alerted the country to hun- at the beginning of the Trump that he’s doing his dreds of post-election bias Morris Dees Richard Cohen presidency – and things will part “to accom- incidents – forcing the presi- likely get worse before they get was just one indication of the plish the goal Adolf Hitler set out dent, Congress and the country better. Without question, our way Trump’s incendiary rheto- to accomplish.” He calls Trump to confront the harm caused by work will be urgently needed in ric has emboldened the growing “Our Glorious Leader.” the mainstreaming of hate. the coming year. white supremacist movement Tanya Gersh and her fami- • Exposed the connections Training video helps Your continued support is vital that calls itself the “alt-right.” ly received hundreds of threats between Trump administration law enforcement keep to our efforts in 2018 and beyond. In 2017, we tracked and exposed and intimidating messages after officials and far-right extremists the peace at rallies Right now, we’re adding dozens of 917 hate groups, and documented Anglin launched a “troll storm” to help the public understand investigators, lawyers, analysts an increase for the second year in a against her. the forces that are influencing PAGE 5 and other staff to help fight hate row – a period that coincides with Anglin is dangerous because and injustice in the coming year. the Trump campaign. he commands the attention of Continued on page 4 SPLC lawsuit sends neo-Nazi into hiding WHITEFISH, Mont. – The him accountable,” said David aware of it. An online campaign his followers to launch a “troll mother of white nationalist founder of the leading neo-Nazi Dinielli, SPLC deputy legal di- reportedly has raised more than storm” against Tanya Gersh, a leader Richard Spencer. website has gone into hiding in rector. “It speaks volumes that $150,000 for his legal defense real estate agent in Whitefish, Anglin and Spencer are both the months since the Southern a person who used the internet fund – a campaign he discussed Montana. Gersh, her husband prominent leaders of the “alt- Poverty Law Center sued him to bully and terrorize others, via email with the Los Angeles and 12-year-old son received right” movement that rallied white for orchestrating a harassment runs away and hides the moment Times for a June 6 article. hundreds of harassing messages. supremacists behind President campaign that targeted a Jewish someone stands up to him.” “It’s an odd situation,” Dinielli The intimidation began in Donald Trump’s campaign. woman and her family with an- After filing the federal lawsuit said. “People sometimes try to December 2016 after Anglin ti-Semitic threats and messages. in April, the SPLC hired process disappear to avoid lawsuits, but accused Gersh of attempt- Relentless anti-Semitic hate Andrew Anglin, founder of servers to comb Anglin’s home they also try to stay quiet about it. ing to extort money from the One message received by Gersh the Daily Stormer, disappeared state of Ohio to serve the out- They don’t talk about it on their included an image of her being as the SPLC attempted to serve spoken neo-Nazi. His attorney, website or to a major newspaper.” sprayed with a green gas, along notice of the federal lawsuit. who could accept the lawsuit Aside from the lawsuit, with the words: Hickory dicko- on Anglin’s behalf, won’t return Anglin’s Daily Stormer recently ry dock, the kike ran up the clock. Deadline quickly approaching calls or emails. made headlines after publishing WIKI COMMONS The clock struck three and the The Daily Stormer, which takes When efforts failed to turn up an article that slurred Heather Internet Nazis trolls gassed the its name from the Nazi propa- Anglin after months of attempts, Heyer, the anti-racist protest- rest of them. ganda sheet Der Stürmer and has the SPLC published multiple no- er run down and killed by a car There were also phone calls established about 30 chapters in tices of the lawsuit in an Ohio during the Charlottesville rally. that consisted only of the sound the United States and Canada, newspaper, a process that does The article described Heyer as a of gunshots. has been designated a hate group not require a person to be phys- “drain on society.” The site has “This attack has been one by the SPLC. The Daily Stormer ically served notice. If Anglin since struggled to stay online as long nightmare that has changed recently promoted the deadly does not respond by Nov. 30, the multiple web companies have me forever in so many ways,” “Unite the Right” white suprem- lawsuit will be on a path to a de- denied it service. Gersh said when the lawsuit acist rally in Charlottesville. fault judgment against him. was filed. “No one should en- “Andrew Anglin may believe Despite his disappearance, Eye of the ‘troll storm’ dure what I’ve experienced. And Andrew Anglin used the Daily Stormer, a he can avoid this lawsuit by hid- it’s apparent that Anglin, who The SPLC lawsuit describes how large neo-Nazi website named after the with the love and support of my ing behind his computer screen, continued writing for the web- Anglin used the Daily Stormer to Nazi propaganda sheet Der Stürmer, to family and others, we will take a but we are determined to hold site after the lawsuit was filed, is publish dozens of articles urging harass a Jewish woman in Montana. stand against hate.” 2 SPLC REPORT // WWW.SPLCENTER.ORG WINTER 2017

A MESSAGE FROM SPLC PRESIDENT RICHARD COHEN SPLC REPORT Published by the Southern Poverty Law Center WINTER 2017 An alliance in mainstream hate The Southern Poverty As it does every year, the Gorka, who has an affinity for Congress, shouldn’t be allowed the enemy of his movement – a Law Center is dedicated to political event known as the a neo-Nazi group in his native to serve because of his faith. As proud moment for us. fighting hate and bigotry “Values Voter Summit” in Hungary, is an anti-Muslim con- any judge should know, the U.S. and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable October attracted a rogue’s spiracy theorist who was chosen Constitution explicitly bars any Thorn in extremists’ side members of our society. gallery of far-right extremists – by Trump as a top terrorism aide sort of religious test as a prereq- I wasn’t surprised that Bannon Using litigation, education, people who cloak their bigotry even though he was profoundly uisite to holding federal office. unleashed his vitriol on us while and other forms of in Christianity as they vilify the unqualified for the post. Like We know Moore very well. cozying up to the FRC and its advocacy, the SPLC LGBT community and Muslims. Bannon, Gorka was ousted from We’ve twice had him re- allies. We’ve been a thorn in works toward the day But something extraordinary the White House in moved from the the FRC’s side for years – call- when the ideals of happened this year. August but remains Alabama Supreme ing out the group because it equal justice and equal opportunity will be a For the first time ever, a sit- a close ally. Court for flouting relentlessly vilifies the LGBT reality. The SPLC also ting president spoke at the What we saw the Constitution. community with demonizing sponsors the Civil Rights Washington, D.C., gather- at the Summit MICHELLE LELAND The first time, in rhetoric and propaganda, in- Memorial, which honors ing – shamefully lending the was, in effect, an 2003, came after cluding the falsehood that gay the memory of individuals legitimacy of the White House emerging alliance he refused a fed- men are more likely to be pe- who died during the civil to hate groups like the Summit’s between the most eral court order dophiles. Ironically, Moore, the rights movement. host, the Family Research extreme wing of the to remove a mon- FRC’s headliner at the Summit, EXECUTIVE EDITOR Council (FRC). Christian right and ument to the Ten was later accused of sexual- Booth Gunter The activists at the Summit the growing white Commandments ly molesting two teenage girls MANAGING EDITOR cheered President Trump, hardly supremacist move- that he had in- when he was a prosecutor in Christine Harrison an exemplar of Christian values. ment that rallied stalled in the state Alabama. Richard Cohen STAFF WRITER They also extended a warm wel- behind Trump. judicial build- We’ve also been a steadfast Jamie Kizzire come to two of Trump’s former It’s not surprising. These ing. The last time was after he critic of Bannon, gathering more SENIOR DESIGNER White House aides – Stephen movements find common cause ordered state officials to deny than 700,000 signatures on a pe- Scott Phillips Bannon and Sebastian Gorka. in their rejection of our coun- marriage licenses to same- tition calling for his firing from FOUNDER & CHIEF TRIAL COUNSEL These are men who fit squarely try’s growing diversity. They sex couples even after the U.S. the White House. Morris Dees into the white nationalist move- thrive on the kind of “us versus Supreme Court settled the issue Now, by embracing the FRC FOUNDER ment that Trump has energized them” mentality and grievance with its landmark ruling in 2015. so openly, Trump has brought Joseph J. Levin Jr. and emboldened. politics that powered Trump’s the group closer into the main- An enemy of their movement PRESIDENT & CEO campaign. stream – just as he did with J. Richard Cohen Justifying hate with religion If the Summit represented a Moore hasn’t changed a bit. He Bannon and the movement Bannon, in fact, was the archi- marriage between white nation- believes that “God’s law,” or at he represents. FRC President INTELLIGENCE PROJECT DIRECTOR tect of Trump’s racist campaign alists and the extreme Christian least his interpretation of it, su- Tony Perkins has said he’s been Heidi Beirich and his chief White House strat- right, then another speaker – persedes the Constitution – the to Trump’s White House multi- OUTREACH DIRECTOR egist for seven months. The faux former Alabama Chief Justice very reason he was twice re- ple times, and his fingerprints Lecia Brooks populist – who heads Breitbart Roy Moore – was the best man moved from office based on our are all over the administration’s LEGAL DIRECTOR News and is financed to a large at the ceremony. judicial ethics complaints. anti-LGBT policies. Rhonda Brownstein degree by the far-right billion- This is a man who suggested At the Summit, Bannon called That’s more reason for us to TEACHING TOLERANCE DIRECTOR aire Mercer family – has boasted in a 2002 judicial opinion that Moore a “good and righteous call out Perkins and the FRC for Maureen Costello of transforming Breitbart into the state would be justified in man.” It tells you a lot about their bigotry. Extremists with DESIGN DIRECTOR “the platform for the alt-right.” executing gay men and wom- Bannon’s respect for the rule of access to the White House are Russell Estes As we know, the term “alt-right” en to protect children. In 2006, law in our country. even more dangerous to our CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS AND is simply a rebranding of white he wrote that Keith Ellison, Bannon also took the op- country than hatemongers who DEVELOPMENT OFFICER supremacy for the digital age. the first Muslim elected to portunity to single us out as wear robes and hoods. Wendy Via DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MAILBOX Whitney Herrington BOARD OF DIRECTORS Thank you for your valu- Interesting how vivid the also stand up for free speech. renew my membership – it’s Bryan Fair, Chair able work and commitment imaginations of your accus- Thank you. money well-spent – and try Bennett Grau, Vice Chair to American ideals and so- ers! Anyone who has actually A.C. to live my life the way I was Karen Baynes-Dunning cial justice. Your resources, dealt with you or seen some of Seattle, Wash. raised, to be kind and toler- Jocelyn Benson always important, are prov- the things you’ve accomplished ant and respectful of others. I Pam Horowitz ing invaluable at this time. My knows the real reason they are These are such difficult times, want to thank all of you for all Alan B. Howard Marsha Levick deepest appreciation. going after you – you’re just too and your work is so import- that you do. You are safety for William Little H.S. effectual. Please keep up the ant. I know that you risk much so many and a beacon for us all. Howard Mandell Missoula, Mont. good work. to stay true to the cause. I tru- Thanks again. James McElroy C.L. ly believe that the Good has K.D. Lida Orzeck I just have to say thank you Duluth, Minn. more power than the Evil. Lakeview, Ore. Elden Rosenthal from the bottom of my heart Please take care of yourselves James Rucker Henry Solano for the work that you do. I have You are one of the best resourc- and know that you are loved I have been an enthusiastic Ellen Sudow been a member since 1988 and es for me as a middle school by many. supporter of the SPLC since I Joseph J. Levin Jr. am so happy to support and be teacher, and I have great con- A.J. first heard of it many years ago. We welcome letters from a part of such a fine organiza- fidence in the efficacy of your San Francisco, Calif. Your work is wonderful and es- all Southern Poverty Law tion. Keep up the wonderful research, your moral values, sential – long may you flourish! Center supporters. Send your work you do. You are part of an your bravery and your resil- Keep up the good work and S.K. comments and suggestions important change for the bet- ience. Please continue to work know there are some of us out New York, N.Y. to: Editor, SPLC Report, 400 Washington Avenue, ter in this country. for us. here who appreciate and need Montgomery AL 36104 or fax L.L. H.F. your efforts to live in a free It has long been said that one to 334-956-8488. Send email Rockport, Maine Stamford, Vt. and just world. I will stand up can judge the evolution of a to [email protected]. for you. society by how it treats its pris- All letters are assumed to J.L. be intended for publication We know that all of your jobs I came to the U.S. as a refugee oners; I would add that special unless otherwise noted. have become much harder from Cuba because my parents Milford, N.H. attention should be paid to © 2017 Southern Poverty since Trump was elected. Our wanted me to grow up in the how a society treats its severe- Law Center, Inc. No part thoughts are with you every “land of the free.” I don’t take Usually I wait until the end of ly and persistently mentally ill of this publication may be day. Keep up your good work bigotry or members of hate the year to renew my mem- prisoners. Thankfully, you are transmitted or reproduced and know that there are many groups lightly. We must stand bership. I couldn’t do that there casting sunlight under by any means without permission. All rights of us who stand with you. up. It means so much when or- this time. I felt such a terrible this dark rock. reserved. Printed on recycled F. & I.K. ganizations like yours, with a urgency to do something, any- R.K. paper in the USA. San Diego clear track record against hate thing – and this is all I can do: Cazenovia, N.Y. WWW.SPLCENTER.ORG WINTER 2017 3

What is a hate group? INTELLIGENCE BRIEFS Militiaman denied bail known for promoting the Editor’s note: In response to a coordinated cam- LGBT people are more likely to be pedophiles and in bomb plot kind of conspiracy theories paign of media attacks by hate groups and their sexual predators. Some anti-LGBT hate groups WICHITA, Kan. – A federal that fuel the radical right. allies in outlets such as Fox News, the SPLC recently support the criminalization of homosexuality in judge denied bail in October published on our website an extensive explanation the United States and abroad, often marshaling for one of three men arrested White supremacists caught about the designation of hate groups. The follow- the same debunked myths and demonizing claims last year as part of an alleged in meth, gun bust ing is an excerpt. in their efforts. terrorist plot to bomb an RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The SPLC defines a hate group as an organi- A major misconception – one that is deliberate- apartment complex to kill Authorities seized 25 pounds zation that – based on its official statements or ly promoted by anti-LGBT hate groups in order Muslim immigrants. of methamphetamine and 69 principles, the statements of its leaders, or its ac- to accuse the SPLC of being “anti-Christian” – is The judge found that Gavin firearms during an Oct. 11 tivities – has beliefs or practices that attack or that the SPLC considers opposition to same-sex Wright was a “strong threat operation that resulted in malign an entire class of people, typically for their marriage or the belief that homosexuality is a sin to society” and should be de- the arrest of 44 people, some immutable characteristics. as the sole basis for the hate group label. This is tained until his Feb. 28 trial. of whom were members of The organizations on our hate group list vilify false. There are many organizations, such as Focus Wright and two others, white supremacist gangs. others because of their race, religion, ethnicity, sex- on the Family, that oppose same-sex marriage or Patrick Stein and Curtis Those arrested includ- ual orientation or gender identity – prejudices that oppose homosexuality on strictly Biblical grounds Allen, formed a militia group ed eight members of the strike at the heart of our democratic values and that the SPLC does not list as hate groups. they called “the Crusaders.” New Aryan Empire and fracture society along its most fragile fault lines. one member of the White The FBI uses similar criteria in its definition What is the difference between hate groups and Alt-right activists arrested Aryan Resistance. of a hate crime: “Patriot” groups? in shooting “Today’s arrests should [A] criminal offense against a person or property In addition to hate groups, the SPLC produces an GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Three significantly impact the motivated in whole or in part by an offender’s bias annual list of antigovernment groups that are part men were arrested hours violent, drug-related activ- against a race, religion, disability, sexual orienta- of the so-called “Patriot” extremist movement. after a prominent white na- ity that has wreaked havoc tion, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity. This movement sees the federal government as an tionalist leader’s speech at throughout the Eastern We define a “group” as an entity that has a pro- enemy of the people and promotes baseless con- the University of Florida on District of Arkansas,” said cess through which followers identify themselves spiracy theories generally involving a secret cabal Oct. 19. Stephen G. Azzam, special as being part of the group. This may involve donat- of elites seeking to institute a global, totalitarian Police say Tyler Tenbrick, agent in charge of the DEA’s ing, paying membership dues or participating in government – a “New World Order.” It includes 28, fired a weapon into a group New Orleans field division. activities such as meetings and rallies. Individual armed militias, “sovereign citizens” who reject the of people who were protest- chapters of a larger organization are each count- authority of the government, and self-described ing an appearance by Richard Skinhead arrested in violent ed separately, because the number indicates reach “constitutional sheriffs” who believe sheriffs are Spencer, a leader of the racist hate crime and organizing activity. the highest form of law enforcement in the coun- “alt-right” movement. SPOKANE, Wash. – The try and can disobey federal laws William Fears, 30, and U.S. Justice Department has they deem “unconstitutional.” Colton Fears, 28 – brothers opened a hate crime investi- from Pasadena, Texas – alleged- gation into a violent attack on Does the SPLC list any anti-white ly encouraged the shooting. a 66-year-old black man at his hate groups? All three were present at the home on Oct. 10. The most current hate group list in- Charlottesville rally in August. Jason Edward Cooper, cludes nearly 200 black separatist Witnesses said the shoot- 32, who has “white pow- groups – including chapters of the ing occurred after the trio er” tattooed on his leg, and Nation of Islam and the New Black argued with people who his friend, Donald Lucas Panther Party – whose tenets in- were protesting Spencer’s “Luke” Pritchard, 36, were clude anti-Semitism and racially appearance. arraigned on state charges of based hatred of white people. The Fears brothers al- assault and malicious harass- legedly urged Tenbrink to ment. The DOJ investigation Why doesn’t the SPLC list Black shoot the protesters, and ac- could result in additional Lives Matter? cording to law enforcement, federal charges. What is the SPLC’s hate map? While its critics claim that Black Tenbrink pulled his gun and Cooper was described as a Each year since 1990, the SPLC has published Lives Matter’s very name is anti-white, this criti- fired one shot. No one was hit, “racist” and “skinhead.” an annual census of hate groups operating with- cism misses the point. Black lives matter because and the trio sped off. “Cooper is accused of in the United States. The number is a barometer, all lives matter and black lives have been marginal- shouting racial slurs at albeit only one, of the level of hate activity in the ized for far too long. As BLM puts it, the movement ‘Alt-right’ figure charged in his neighbor … punch- country. The hate map, which depicts the groups’ stands for “the simple proposition that ‘black lives father’s murder ing him in the face and approximate locations, is the result of a year of also matter.’” MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – A pointing a gun at his head monitoring by analysts and researchers and is We have heard nothing from the founders and well-known figure in the rac- before firing rounds into typically published every January or February. leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement that ist “alt-right” movement was Cooley’s home where sev- It represents activity by hate groups during the is remotely comparable to the racism espoused by, arrested this past summer for eral people sat inside,” The previous year. for example, the leaders of the New Black Panther stabbing his father to death Spokesman-Review reported. Party – and nothing to suggest that the bulk of the with a kitchen knife. A neighbor reported hear- Does violence play a role in designating BLM demonstrators hold supremacist or black Lane Maurice Davis, 33, is ing the two men yell “heil the hate groups? separatist views. a former researcher for Milo KKK, white power,” accord- Vilifying or demonizing groups of people on the Indeed, people of all races have marched in Yiannopoulos, a controver- ing to the Spokesman-Review. basis of their immutable characteristics, such as solidarity with African Americans during BLM sial former editor at Breitbart race or ethnicity, often inspires or is a precursor marches. News, and is popular within White supremacists attack to violence. But violence itself is not a requirement the alt-right movement for Iowa jailers for being listed as a hate group. Why doesn’t the SPLC list foreign terrorist his use of social media. FORT MADISON, Iowa – Two groups like ISIS? Davis is accused of kill- prison guards were stabbed Can organizations operating in the mainstream The SPLC lists only domestic hate groups – those ing his 73-year-old father, by members of a white su- be hate groups? based in the United States. We do, however, list Charles Davis, on July 14 premacist gang during Yes. In fact, it’s even more important to call out several U.S.-based groups that are ideologically during an argument over the separate incidents that oc- groups that demonize others while having a foot- similar to groups like ISIS. They are listed as hate younger man’s obsession with curred less than a week apart hold in the mainstream. It’s easy to recognize the groups because of their vilification of Jews and conspiracy theories. Davis in October. hater in a white sheet for what he or she is. It’s the LGBT people. was convinced of his father’s Both guards at the Iowa wolf in sheep’s clothing that’s harder to identify. involvement in a global lib- State Penitentiary survived Why doesn’t the SPLC list antifa as a hate group? eral plot that involved secret the attacks. What does the SPLC consider an anti-LGBT The SPLC condemns violence in all its forms, “pedophile” rings. The elder The two prisoners in- hate group? including the violent acts of far-left street move- Davis was a highly regarded volved are members of the The SPLC lists organizations such as the Family ments like antifa (short for anti-fascist). But the civic leader and lawyer in the “Peckerwoods,” a group af- Research Council as anti-LGBT hate groups be- propensity for violence, though present in many Skagit County area. filiated with the Aryan cause they use dehumanizing language and hate groups, is not among the criteria for listing. On social media, Davis Brotherhood, a well-known pseudoscientific falsehoods to portray LGBT Also, antifa groups do not promote hatred based operated under the name white supremacist gang with people as, for example, sick, evil, perverted, and a on race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation or “Seattle4Truth” and was members in and out of prison. danger to children and society – or to suggest that gender identity (see criteria above). 4 SPLC REPORT // WWW.SPLCENTER.ORG WINTER 2017

SPLC lawyer honored A special message from Dees and Cohen From page 1 grew up in Mississippi after be- horribly – and dying – because by Mexican consulate ing brought to this country when they can’t get proper health care. government policy and to min- she was just 7. In retaliation for And, we’ll be fighting in the ATLANTA – One of the their cases as those who rep- imize their impact. speaking out courageously about courts for many other vulnera- highest awards the Mexican gov- resent themselves. But many • Equipped university students the rights of immigrants, she was ble people – victims of bigotry ernment bestows outside the lack representation because and administrators with free re- arrested by ICE agents and im- and discrimination – who have nation was recently presented to they can’t afford it and because sources to help them counter the mediately taken to Louisiana to no other champion. Dan Werner for his tireless work detention centers are geograph- growing extremism propelled by await deportation. protecting immigrants from ex- ically isolated. the campus appearances of white Just weeks ago, we won asy- Teaching Tolerance ploitation and abuse. nationalist leaders. lum for a detained transgender Donald Trump’s campaign had Werner directs the SPLC’s ‘Opening a road’ • Pressured Silicon Valley woman who fled Guatemala af- an incredibly corrosive effect on Southeast Immigrant Freedom The Ohtli Award takes its name companies to stop hate groups ter she was assaulted by both our nation’s children. Initiative (SIFI), launched in from the Nahuatl word for from exploiting their services police and members of a drug In a pair of reports, called the wake of President Trump’s “path.” The Nahuatl people are to raise money and spread cartel. If we hadn’t intervened, “The Trump Effect,” we surveyed inauguration. It enlists and a group that is native to south- radicalizing propaganda that she would have been sent back over 10,000 educators – both be- trains private lawyers to provide ern Mexico and Central America, encourages violence. to her torturers. fore and after the election – and free legal representation to de- and includes the Aztecs. In This is just a sample of the im- We’ve also filed a series of found that Trump’s rhetoric was tained immigrants Aztec culture, the portant work we’re doing. cases across the Deep South to inflaming racial and ethnic ten- facing deportation straight path leads stop the shocking abuse of poor sions in the classroom. proceedings in to one’s destiny. Seeking justice people who are being exploited Teachers reported a sharp the Southeast. “Ohtli means The ugly xenophobia we saw in the justice system because of uptick in the use of racial slurs, Werner re- DOWNES VALERIE that somebody during Trump’s campaign didn’t their poverty. It’s a problem that along with alarming incidents ceived the Ohtli is opening a road just go away after the election. In the Trump administration has involving swastikas, Nazi salutes Award from the for others com- fact, Trump continues to ver- simply turned its back on. and Confederate flags. Most dis- Mexican govern- ing behind them,” bally attack people of color, and In one such case – one of turbingly, they saw a rise in the ment’s Institute said Javier Díaz de his administration is enacting the first of its kind anywhere – harassment and bullying of chil- for Mexicans León, the consul far-right policies targeting im- we’re challenging the money bail dren whose races, ethnicities Abroad in Atlanta general of Mexico migrants, Muslims and other system because it creates a two- and religions were targeted by on Sept. 15 as part Dan Werner in Atlanta. vulnerable populations. tiered system of justice based Trump during the campaign. of a ceremony rec- The SPLC works We’re not standing idly by. on wealth. Other cases are at- Now, schools are trying to ognizing the 207th anniversary to stop workplace exploitation Responding to Trump’s tacking a system in which the cope with children who are ter- of Mexico’s independence. and other human rights abuses immigration dragnet, for exam- poor are trapped in nightmar- rified that their families will be “I am honored to accept this of immigrants by filing strategic ple, we kicked off an ambitious ish debt – and sometimes sent thrown out of the country or award recognizing the SPLC’s lawsuits, exposing civil rights vi- project to provide free legal to debtors’ prisons – because shattered by Trump’s immigra- efforts to ensure justice, dignity olations, educating the public and representation to thousands of they can’t afford court fines and tion dragnet. and fairness for immigrant com- the media, and pressing the fed- immigrants who have no access fees for traffic tickets and other Our award-winning Teaching munities in the United States,” eral government to act. to counsel while they are locked minor offenses. Tolerance program is respond- Werner said, adding that he ac- Its report, Close to Slavery, up in detention centers across Also in 2017, we: ing to the challenges. cepted the award on behalf of drew national attention to the the Deep South. • Challenged the Trump ad- We’re distributing free re- the lawyers, paralegals, investi- abuses of the H-2 guest worker The fact is, families are be- ministration over its attempt to sources to help teachers counter gators, support staff and others program, which the SPLC has ing shattered by the president’s bar Muslim travelers from en- harmful stereotypes, stop the at the SPLC. “The current an- sought to reform. heartless agenda – children tering the country. bullying and deal with the crises ti-immigrant climate in our When vicious anti-immigrant torn from their parents and • Sued the state of Mississippi facing children living in immi- country has only strengthened laws were passed across the hard-working men and wom- for operating an education system grant families. our resolve to ensure these com- Southeast, the SPLC successful- en thrown into prisons, at great that short-changes black children We’re also helping teachers munities have a voice to speak ly fought them in multiple states. taxpayer expense, to languish for and violates a 150-year-old state mold a new generation of citi- out against injustice, and strong And in the wake of Hurricane months and sometimes years as obligation to provide a “uniform zens who will not only vote but legal representation to protect Katrina, the SPLC fought for they await deportation. system of free public schools.” be agents on change in our com- them from mistreatment.” immigrant workers cheated out We’re determined to stop the • Won a major victory in our law- munities. In the coming year, Immigrants with counsel are of wages as they cleaned and re- Trump administration’s abuses suit over the barbaric conditions for example, we’re launching an 10 times as likely to succeed in built New Orleans. and ensure that it respects the in Alabama’s vastly overcrowded initiative to help impressionable Constitution and the human prisons. A federal judge ruled that children see through “fake news” rights of immigrants. We can’t do the prison system’s mental health and extremist propaganda. NEW TEACHING TOLERANCE RESOURCE it all ourselves, so we’re recruit- care was “horrendously inade- Next year, we’ll also be de- ing and training private lawyers quate” – leading to a “skyrocketing veloping an ambitious new TO IMPROVE DIGITAL LITERACY who are donating their time. suicide rate.” curriculum-based program We’ve already experienced Many of our lawsuits take to revolutionize the way our The SPLC’s Teaching Tolerance program has created a numerous successes. years to resolve. Next year, for schools teach children about new classroom resource that will help children separate fact In one of our first cases, we example, we’ll go back to tri- slavery and the Jim Crow era – a from fiction on the internet so they can be better-informed, won the release of Daniela Vargas, al to win justice for Alabama step toward helping our country more-engaged citizens in the digital age. 22, an aspiring math teacher who prisoners who are suffering overcome the shameful legacy of Young people today depend on social media and the inter- white supremacy. net for news and information. Yet, like adults, they can be highly As always, we don’t charge susceptible to the kind of false information, including propagan- a penny for these high-quality da from extremist groups, that has proliferated on forums like resources.

Facebook and Twitter in recent years. CONTRIBUTED The new Digital Literacy Framework offers K-12 lessons, We stand strongest together aligned with Common Core State Standards and organized by Our nation is at a crossroads. grade level. The initiative includes short informational videos Will we be a nation defined by its and self-guided tools such as checklists, handouts and vocab- highest principles? Or will we re- ulary lists. treat from the common good and “There’s a growing demand among teachers for resources be a nation divided along racial, that help them prepare students to recognize ‘fake news’ and ethnic and religious lines? engage in social media communities responsibly,” said Teaching We know exactly where Tolerance Director Maureen Costello. “The internet is a power- Trump stands. In his words, we ful tool for community-building and civic engagement, but the hear the voice of division. In his ability to be fluent, savvy and safe online is vital for students if policies, we see the fingerprints they are to become active, responsible participants in a diverse National Civil Rights Museum honors SPLC founder of far-right extremists. democracy.” It’s up to us, standing togeth- SPLC Founder and Chief Trial Counsel Morris Dees received the National Civil er, to stop this reckless assault Rights Museum’s Freedom Award at its 2017 gala in Memphis, Tennessee, ACCESS THE DIGITAL LITERACY FRAMEWORK AND OTHER on October 19. The award honors individuals who have played a crucial role on America’s most fundamental FREE CLASSROOM MATERIALS in the struggle for civil and human rights in America. Dees “exemplifies Dr. ideals and to stand up for those tolerance.org/frameworks/digital-literacy King’s mission,” said Terri Lee Freeman, museum president. who are being abandoned by this administration. WWW.SPLCENTER.ORG WINTER 2017 5

SPLC releases training video SEEKING JUSTICE SPLC wins asylum for in wake of Charlottesville violence In response to the deadly everything that might happen,” should do ahead of an event; how transgender woman white supremacist rally in Beirich said. “Fortunately po- to communicate clearly with LUMPKIN, GA. – A transgen- the U.S. because she was far Charlottesville, the Southern lice can prevent violence, and representatives of the groups der woman who was beaten by from the constant threats she Poverty Law Center has released communities can do their part that will be present; and how and members of a drug cartel, raped faced in Guatemala. She said a new training video to help law to respect free speech.” where to erect buffer zones and and tortured by Guatemalan Guatemalan police and drug car- enforcement agencies prevent The video was released along- entry checkpoints. police, and threatened by tels targeted her because of her violence while protecting the side a detailed event response The SPLC has produced six co-workers because of her gen- gender identity. rights of both speakers and pro- checklist. The checklist includes previous training videos for law der identity has been granted “S.A.C., like many asylum testers when hate groups stage tips about the research police enforcement. asylum in the United States, the seekers, has been treated like a rallies in their town. SPLC announced in October. criminal by our country’s immi- Heidi Beirich, director of the “Guatemala is a country gration system and housed in a SPLC’s Intelligence Project, said widely recognized as hostile to prison-like facility after living in the violence in Charlottesville LGBT people, and we’re glad the fear and fleeing her native coun- and other cities illustrated the judge saw that our client’s life try,” Dinielli said. need to equip police with tips was at serious risk if she were to Unable to maintain em- and tactics for protecting pro- return,” said David Dinielli, dep- ployment in baking, designing testers and counterprotesters uty legal director for the SPLC. accessories, sewing and other alike. The video includes les- activities because of anti-LGBT sons learned in Charlottesville, Refugee fled abuse, assault discrimination in Guatemala – where local agencies were crit- The woman, identified in and suffering harassment as icized for not intervening in court documents as S.A.C., fled well as death threats from her assaults they witnessed. Guatemala in October 2016. co-workers in those jobs – S.A.C. “Charlottesville showed that Once she crossed the U.S. border turned to sex work. While she hate group rallies can quick- in early December, she turned was a sex worker, Guatemalan

ly turn violent if city leaders CENTER LAW POVERTY SOUTHERN FOR IMAGES /AP ANDREW SHURTLEFF herself over to U.S. Border Patrol police raped her, she said in and law enforcement author- After three deaths amid violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, the and was detained at Stewart court documents. ities don’t plan carefully for SPLC is extending its knowledge of hate rallies to police to help them keep the peace. Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia – an immigrant deten- Legal representation key to tion center for men – for over winning asylum Federal court upholds firing of police officer nine months. She was released She was also targeted by mem- on Oct. 3, the day she was grant- bers of the drug cartel, who ed asylum, and is now living with beat and threatened to kill her exposed by SPLC as hate group member family in Virginia. if she did not perform sexu- ANNISTON, Ala. – A federal because of “community uproar” a nation dominated by white “We’re proud that the SPLC’s al favors for their clients and court has upheld the firing of an sparked by the SPLC’s revelation people. Doggrell had been a intervention and representation collect extortion money from Alabama police officer who was of his speech, which “implicat- member since he joined as a of S.A.C. resulted in a decision to businesses. She believed they dismissed after the Southern ed the APD [Anniston Police student at the University of grant asylum,” said Dan Werner, posed a real threat after learning Poverty Law Center exposed his Department] as a law enforce- Alabama in 1995, and he start- director of the Southeast that they killed one of her ties to a white supremacist group. ment agency with a sympathetic, ed a chapter in Calhoun County Immigrant Freedom Initiative transgender friends. Josh Doggrell, a former po- if not supportive view of the in 2009. (SIFI), an SPLC project that Since launching the SIFI lice lieutenant in the city of League of the South’s controver- After the SPLC brought the provides pro bono represen- project earlier this year, the Anniston, lost his job after the sial mission and purpose.” speech to light, the city manag- tation to detained immigrants SPLC has provided or arranged SPLC revealed in 2015 that he er placed Doggrell and another in the Southeast. “But make no for the representation of 76 im- had addressed the annual gath- Secessionist, racist group officer who attended the 2013 mistake: In remote facilities like migrants who were detained at ering of the League of the South Another reason for the firing, the gathering on administrative Stewart, lack of representation the Stewart Detention Center. in 2013. He sued the city, claim- judge wrote, was that Doggrell leave and initiated an internal and asylum denials are the norm. A recent national study ing the firing violated his rights violated the police department’s investigation. The controver- Our efforts on behalf of clients found that only 6 percent of de- under the First Amendment anti-harassment policy by dis- sy also served as a “catalyst” for like S.A.C. are a stopgap measure tainees there were represented and the Alabama Religious playing a “not equal” sign – white the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the in the absence of comprehensive by counsel between 2007 and Freedom Amendment. with a black background – on his Northern District of Alabama to immigration reform.” 2012 – far below the 37 percent U.S. District Judge Virginia Facebook page. become involved in the Anniston S.A.C. sought refuge in the representation rate of all immi- Emerson Hopkins dismissed the The League of the South is a Police Department’s affairs and U.S. after learning about an- grants in removal proceedings case on Sept. 29. She wrote that neo-Confederate group that ad- operations, according to the ti-discrimination laws for nationwide. the city fired Doggrell primarily vocates a second secession and court ruling. LGBT people and nationwide This lack of representation marriage equality following the contributes to a 7 percent grant U.S. Supreme Court decision in rate to asylum applications, con- Guide helps bystanders counter hate incidents 2015. Even when she was held trasted with a 43 percent grant in detention, she felt safer in rate nationwide. MONTGOMERY, Ala. – In which currently has clubs at 55 other extremist movements, the the aftermath of the deadly colleges across the country. SPLC has distributed other re- white supremacist rally in sources to help the public. Days Charlottesville, Virginia, and an Speaking out safely before the Charlottesville ral- outbreak of bias incidents across “This guide makes clear that di- ly in August, the SPLC released the country, the SPLC has pub- rect confrontation, which can The Alt-Right on Campus: What lished a guide to help college be dangerous, is not the only op- Students Need to Know. The CHRISTOPHER ROBERT students and others safely and tion. There are other strategies guide explains the racist ideol- effectively take action when they available,” said Lecia Brooks, ogy of the alt-right, profiles its witness acts of public intimida- SPLC director of outreach. leaders and offers instructions tion and hate crime. Such strategies include del- to help students counter the A Guide to Bystander egation. This means bringing movement and avoid violent Intervention offers strategies other bystanders together to confrontations. for responding to hate inci- work as a team, such as getting After Charlottesville, the dents without jeopardizing a store manager to take action SPLC published a new edition one’s own safety. It also exam- when a hate incident occurs at a of Ten Ways to Fight Hate, its ines how to prepare for such business. If the person targeted longstanding guide for effec- situations – a key to overcom- for harassment is already being tively – and peacefully – taking Schools nationwide celebrate Mix It Up at Lunch Day ing feelings of helplessness that assisted, a bystander can also a stand against bigotry. Students at Weddington Middle School in Matthews, N.C., participated in frequently prevent people from help by documenting the inci- The guide sets out 10 princi- the SPLC’s 16th annual Mix It Up at Lunch Day on Oct. 31. This international campaign encourages young people to step out of their comfort zones to taking action. The guide, re- dent on video. ples for taking action, including identify, question and cross social boundaries in a place where these divisions leased in October, is a project of Amid the hate being spread how to respond to a hate rally are most clearly – and harshly – drawn in school: the cafeteria. the SPLC on Campus program, by the so-called “alt-right” and that has targeted your town. 6 SPLC REPORT // WWW.SPLCENTER.ORG WINTER 2017

TRIBUTE GIFTS RECEIVED BY THE SPLC FROM AUGUST 2017 OCTOBER 2017 In honor of Rebecca J. Abbate Bro Brandes Renee Cornwell Karen Fatta Emily Litwin and Samuel Gruen Matthew D. Kaplan Rosy Metcalfe and Will Lintilhac Marc Moroux Peggy Van Raalte and Barry Abbott Mark Brandi Joseph Morella and Anthony Corrado Jon and Marie Faulkner Susan P. Grundberg Philip Kramer Kaplan Gretchen Linton Paul Morrill Robert P. Abel David T. Bradley, PhD John Corso Heather Fay James Guinan Hazel Karbel Steve Lipman Barbara Morrison Kevin Acebo Grace Brandt Donald Cory Edgar Feige Kate Gunby Robert Karbel Marty and Chuck Lisner Chantal Morrissey Micheal Adiletto Jr. Bob Branstrom Mary Cosmes Sorelle Feldberg Ben Gunderson Carolynn Karp Judith and Jerome Lit Suzanne Blancaflor and Roberta Adlington Gaspar Brasserie Richard Costella Stephen Feldberg Sandra Gustafson George Kassouf Michael Littau Barbara Morton Linda Admire Malayna Brauer Howard Cotler Shannon Fell-Boniface Greg Gutfeld Joan Kastel Brian Little Clara G. Moses Maryann and Peter Afflerbach Daniel Braunfeld Robert M. Coven Catherine Felter Lynn Guttmann David Kattleman Esti and Eli Livne James Moses Heidi and Chris Aggeler Peggy Robinson and Shirley Braunlich Katie Walker and Michael Cox Janice Marsteller Felzenberg Taiyo Ebato and Sarah Ha Michael Kaufman Sarah Lizio Natalie Moses Bob Agnese Lucia Brawley Carol B. Coyner Daisy Fernandez Kate Miller Hagadone Prissy Kaufman Robert B. Lobban Adam Reed Moss Jenna and David Aguasca Rebecca Smith Bray Jeri Stroupe and Don Craner Bruce Johnson and Mary Ann Fiene Ben Hagle Danny Kaufmann Beverly Dash and Debra Lobel Linda Most Joe Aguilar Charles Braymiller Carlos Cream Patricia Foo and Kenny Filipponi Sylvia Anne Hall David Kay Howard Lockwoood Natalie Green and Nathan Motta Hildy Agustin Peter Breit Megan Squire and Tony Crider Naila Frances Yee Findley Roger Hallam Carol Kean Fred Loebl Laura and Matt Mountin Samuel Ahn Mitchell Breitt Molly Stafford Crider Jacob Fine Madeleina Halley Brianna and Richie Keen Dale Lombard P. J. Mouquin Kate Aishton Susanna L Brent Cherizar Crippen Louis Fingerman Thomas Hallman Gerry and Steve Keen Boni Lonnsburry Edwin G. 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Feder Jamie Greenberg Robert Jacobs Toni and Morris Leib Julian Bond Jan Contreras Herbert Iverson Lewis Field Allison Greene Sara Jacobs Elizabeth Leinwand Tribute Gifts continued on page 8 8 SPLC REPORT // WWW.SPLCENTER.ORG WINTER 2017 Selfless activism grounds Scroll of Remembrance SPLC supporter’s legacy The Southern Poverty Law Center pays tribute to the memory of deceased supporters who Ellen Sheridan was a pas- At that time, it meant she included the SPLC in their wills or other planned gifts. The SPLC gratefully acknowledges sionate financial backer of the had to move to a different dorm, their bequests, received from October 1, 2016, through October 31, 2017. Southern Poverty Law Center and she had to serve other stu- and its work for justice and dents at mealtimes. A policy that Clarence M. Ablow Robert A. Gilbert Carol Pedigo tolerance. But it wasn’t her gen- seems punitive and is thank- Archibald S. Alexander Paul J. Gold Jane Perlstein Norma E. Allen Helen R. Golden Burnley Perrin erosity alone that made her a fully uncommon on today’s Murray Alpert Thomas K. Goldstick Marilynn Phillips standout supporter – it was her campuses, the situation forced Warren Anderson Mayer B. Goren Judith Ann Polay dedication to helping those with a different perspective on Ellen. Patricia G. Andes Rosalie K. Grad Arlene M. Putt no other champion. Then, in 1968, Ellen attend- Sherri Ash Charles C. Granade Jane Redmond Ellen’s commitment to equal- ed the Democratic National Kathleen T. Baldwin Doris Gras Charles M. Richardson ity and social justice was so Convention in Chicago amid po- Robert P. Balgley Melanie Haddox L. Isobel Rigg deeply ingrained in her life that litical turbulence and violence. Marcia Ballon Edward F. Hamilton Margaret R. Rigney Beverly Baum Amy Hanan it seemed to be part Her experience as a Jonathan Rinehart Paula Jann Benson Betty C. Hannan Doris S. Ritter of her very being. Democratic delegate John Berezin John F. Harren Zelma Rivin from New Hampshire Paul S. Berman Minna W. Hewes Jill Rohde

Activist at heart CONTRIBUTED also changed Ellen. She Elayne P. Bernstein-Schwartz Ina Helene Heyman Mary Ann Roman From her years of would recount, years Harvey Bertcher Audrey Hirsch Linda J. Rubin advocacy for de- later, how demonstra- Donald J. Billman Martha Hirsch Barbara L. Russell mentia patients on tors surrounded her Miriam Blahd Clara Hockmeyer Dorothy Russell Rose Boghasen David W. Holmes the New Hampshire group to protect them Florence W. Sacks Charles Brin Monica Hunt Reva Schlesinger State Committee during the civil unrest. Olive J. Brose Velma Jeremiah on Aging – this af- Ellen and her hus- Maurice Schoenbrun Wilbur L. Bryan Gay G. Johnson Phyllis Shapiro ter years of social band, Charlie, who Ellen Sheridan Judith E. Campbell Leslie F. Johnson Ruth Share work with the State was an attorney Robert I. Cane Susan D. Karlin Sarah J. Siegel Division of Health and Human in Concord, New Hampshire, Michael Caress Marvin Kennedy Robert Simonson Jenny S. Koortbojian Services – to her involvement were both active in the state’s James Wilbor Cecil Billie K. Smalley Scotty Chaconas Susan C. Kulstad with the South Congregational Democratic Party. Walter F. Smith Beatrice Chauncey Maria F. Laezza-Moggioli Claybourne C. Snead Church, a ministry with a deep “I remember many cocktail William M. Clarke Joseph Lamas Elizabeth Sober mission of social justice and parties for candidates when I was Yvonne F. Clement Donald Law Lee M. Steelman helping those in need, Ellen was a little girl,” said their daughter June Christensen Cline Rebecca N. Leager Ruth Steisel truly a pioneer, a mentor and Cosy. “Tom Lehrer came to play W. Larry Collins Jeanne C. Leclercq Arthur H. Stone a friend of the vulnerable and our piano when he was campaign- Bridget L. Cooke Barbara F. Lee Edith Corbin Harry G. Lefever Robert M. Storm the marginalized. ing with McGovern. And they had Anne Stranczek She was very committed to Al Gore at their house for a fund- Ann R. Davidson Catharine Wingate Levine Henry K. Davis Susan Levinkind Mary Jane Strattner-Gregory the SPLC’s mission as a whole, raiser when he was running for Glenn E. Davis Walter J. Ligon Margaret A. Strong but she especially applauded its president. There was a photo in Gerry S. DeHarven Esther Liss Carl Terwilliger legal efforts in defense of at-risk the Concord Monitor of my father Frances B. DeVincent Rita Lund Adolphus Thomas children, immigrants and the and Jimmy Carter sitting on a Robert Dick Marilyn J. Mariani Patricia Grabenhofer Thomas poor. She also adored the SPLC’s couch at a Democratic fundraiser.” Molly A. Dolan Dorothy A. Mariner Jean M. Trubey Gladys W. Turner Teaching Tolerance program, In 2011, Ellen had a stroke Jane E. Donovan Norma J. McCallan Alban Varnado which provides free resources that left her unable to commu- Ann H. Dorfsman Betty Rossell McGowin Karen Dresser Wanda E. McNeill Richard Viehweg to help teachers create inclusive nicate easily. Grace Dunham Barbara W. Miller Irving L. Vinson school climates. “That was very hard for her. Margo C. Elliott Gail A. Milne Althea O. Watson What I found admirable was how Carol L. Evans James C. Mitchell Avery Weisman An enduring strength she never gave up,” Cosy said. “She Frank J. Faciana Herbert Molin Laura B. Wells Perhaps her charitable spirit be- knew she was making mistakes – Patricia O’Neil Fender Neal R. Montanus Sarah R. White gan when she was enrolled as a and using the wrong words – but Zelda Fichandler Julian Moss Carol A. Whitehurst student at Wesleyan College. she just soldiered on. And that’s Elaine E. Fineran William A. Moye Ruth Wiley Cecelia H. Fink William H. Muir Joseph B. Williams She was the daughter of well- definitely a phrase I would ap- Barbara Fitzpatrick Ethel A. Netburn Dorothy Wittcoff to-do parents from a prominent ply to my mother: soldiering on. I Patricia A. Flynn Donald A. Neumann Jack Proctor Witter family when suddenly her fami- think she did that a lot.” Marsha Forcum Marion M. Nobel Bernard Wolk ly’s financial situation changed. Thanks in part to Ellen’s com- Sylvia S. Friedman Marsha D. Ogilvie Connie M. Wright Ellen went from being a student mitment to the SPLC, its work Michael Frome Joseph E. Padula Pauline C. Wright whose tuition was fully paid to a combating hate and bigotry will Warren L. Furnish Venrice Palmer Leonard Zahn scholarship student. soldier on as well. Martin Gerotwol Nancy E. Pearl Emery J. Zobro

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