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How Ohio became a hotbed of white supremacism, spreading its tentacles globally
(www.theguardian.com)
Article only takes it back to 2008...
Around 2003 Cincy had the largest race riots since 92 in LA. But it goes back waaaaay farther.
After the civil war the fighting didn't stop in border states, but most of the people who fought were over the fighting. So ex confederate soldiers moved from Kentucky to Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, and Michigan.
They largely put the war behind them when they moved.
However some didn't and founded racist groups in those areas, and generations later all someone knew was grandpappy fought for the South and they're manipulated into the "heritage not hate" excuse them fullblown white supremacism.
But that's the reason the Midwest has oversized issues despite being Union states.
Quick edit:
That Hatfield and McCoy drama started because each family fought for a different side, and one killed another after they returned to the same area.
Most people have heard of that feud, but aren't aware it was happening all over in border states where it really was neighbor versus neighbor, and sometimes brother versus brother.
