by Doug Thompson | Jun 12, 2017 | Musings
A gathering of members of the Ku Klux Klan, tagged as an “active hate group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center, showed up in Stuart in nearby Patrick County over the weekend. One attendee told WDBJ-TV news he’s a member of the Rebel Brigade Knights...
by Doug Thompson | Aug 17, 2014 | Musings
My grandfather, Walter McPeak, was an blatant racist who screamed obscenities and racial slurs at any black person on television and refused to sell cars to African Americans when he worked at the old Thomas Ford dealership in Floyd. He would walk across the street...
by Doug Thompson | Apr 7, 2010 | Featured, News
According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, hate is alive an well in the Commonwealth. A report by SPLC lists 22 “hate groups” operating in Virginia to promote racism, white supremacy, black supremacy, bigotry and anti-government paranoia. In addition,...