Ten years after massacre at Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, we must keep pushing back against hate

A day after the Aug. 5, 2012 massacre at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, worshipers in the Sikh community gather for a candlelight vigil after prayer services at the Sikh Religious Society in Brookfield. (AP)

The tragedy at Oak Creek may not be well-remembered by most Americans, but it was a turning point for the Sikh community.

On Aug. 5, 2012, a white supremacist gunman attacked the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, where community members young and old were gathering for prayers and a communal meal. Six victims were killed and another died as a result of his injuries years later.