ABOUT THIS SERIES:

This special five-day report by The Herald Bulletin chronicles the past and present of social intolerance in Madison County and analyzes — through the eyes of experts and everyday people — the causes and effects of such bias and how people and institutions can work to defuse it.

TODAY

• Indiana one of just a few states that lack hate crime law.

• Explore your own social tolerance.

MONDAY

• Ku Klux Klan card found at Elwood school, where students have started anti-bias group.

• Local high school, Anderson University officials say blatant racism rare, but subtle signs linger in cafeterias and on campus.

• KKK rose to prominence in the county in 1920s. Hate group’s largest presence online today.

TUESDAY

• What’s really motivating debate over immigration laws?

• Local cops face obstacles in bringing illegal immigrants to justice.

WEDNESDAY

• Sexuality sparks discrimination, but some say county residents becoming more accepting of gay and lesbian people.

• Kansas church leader says acceptance of gays, other vices bringing God’s wrath down on America.