A few dozen antifa and hundreds of other counter-protesters showed up against the self-proclaimed "chauvinistic" Proud Boys' Demand Free Speech rally.
1 / 2A few dozen antifa and hundreds of other counter-protesters showed up against the self-proclaimed"chauvinistic" Proud Boys' Demand Free Speech rally.WASHINGTON — Proud Boys, an extremist group with ties to white nationalism, attracted roughly 250 supporters to its Demand Free Speech rally at Freedom Plaza and Pershing Park Saturday to protest what they contend is an anti-conservative bias on social media.
Barricades manned by at least one hundred police officers on bikes and motorcycles kept the warring protest groups apart. The Proud Boys made news in D.C. earlier this week, as well. On Thursday, a group of Proud Boys protested an American flag burning in front of the White House. It ended in a scuffle that earned national attention. The Southern Poverty Law Center classifies Proud Boys as a hate group.
Crowd at Demand Free Speech rally is diminishing, but speakers are going strong. “We are not crazy, we are bold,” they say. pic.twitter.com/mlGbBlY5DxOn the All Out DC counter-protest side, a large crowd gathered around the stage where a representative from a group of black organizers talked about ending oppression worldwide, and empowering black people regardless of gender.
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