In this exploration of the way racism is translated from the print-only
era to the cyber era the author takes the reader through a devastatingly
informative tour of white supremacy online. The book examines how white
supremacist organizations have translated their printed publications
onto the Internet. Included are examples of open as well as 'cloaked'
sites which disguise white supremacy sources as legitimate civil rights
websites. Interviews with a small sample of teenagers as they surf the
web show how they encounter cloaked sites and attempt to make sense of
them, mostly unsuccessfully. The result is a first-rate analysis of
cyber racism within the global information age. The author debunks the
common assumptions that the Internet is either an inherently
democratizing technology or an effective 'recruiting' tool for white
supremacists. The book concludes with a nuanced, challenging analysis
that urges readers to rethink conventional ways of knowing about racial
equality, civil rights, and the Internet.