This work offers a comprehensive theory of hate crimes and discusses the legal definitions that most states in the US hold. The book presents cases of hate crime that shocked the world in the late 20th and early 21st-century, cases such as Matthew Shephard, Billy Jack Gaither, Columbine, and Jonesboro.;The author also provides a historical understanding of hate crimes and examines the misrepresented inter-ethnic violence including the Asian and African-American community.