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Anti-KKK Rally: Additional Observations

According to participants and observers, after the rally one of the racists smacked an African-American woman on the back of the head, with a club or a karate chop. She suffered serious injury, and this is exactly the type of racist violence that the Klan and all the other boneheads promote.
Additional Observations to the Fine Report on Anti-KKK Rally

Observers report that two racists were also arrested early on at the east edge of the counterdemonstration, one and maybe both for carrying small handguns, according to observers.

The man sporting the "Hitler Was Right" T-shirt had been standing at the west edge of the counterdemonstration from the start. The fact that he exposed his T-shit right before the Klan bus came in the other end, leads me to believe it was an intentional ruse, to get us anti-racists focused away from where the Klan was. Something to remember in future situations.

Anti-Racist Action activists deserve recognition for the tremendous organizing they did to get people out to the rally.

Perhaps the most serious moment of the whole afternoon happened long after the Klan bus had been sent back to Wisconsin. As anti-racists streamed back to their cars and buses, east on Old Orchard Road, a bunch of racists popped out of a red pickup truck sporting dixie flag bumper stickers, attacking a group of anti-racists. According to participants and observers, one of the racists separated from the fight, and smacked an African-American woman on the back of the head, with a club or a karate chop. She was seriously injured, and our hearts go out to her.

This incident is exactly the type of racist violence that the Klan and all the other boneheads promote. Those who support, espouse, advocate, and promote any type of racist (and sexist, homophobic, classist, and other forms of) violence deserve nothing less than confrontation and militant response. (And I believe that nonviolent activists and those willing to physically challenge racist attacks can work in complementary ways on this issue.)

The racist and his buddies were attacked, their truck windows smashed as well.
 
 

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