Right now, it's usually misinformation and directed hate towards a certain group of people. We've collectively seen lots of name calling and mass amounts of hate for no reason. This could also be caused by a mistake a group of people made that has affected the attitude of other people. A hate crime is a crime motivated by bias against race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or disability.
During the 18th Century the catholic missionaries on the soil of Mexico and mostly California were massively converting Natives into Catholicism. According to testimonies these was usually followed by various oppression and abuses.
