Tea Party people were not allowed on the grass area of the Mall. A party for the “Black family” had a permit for the Mall and had tents set-up for their party. They annouced over the intercom to stay off the Mall. However, we had people all around the outside and into the streets. I would like to see an aerial shot because we had many people behind the tree line that you can’t see from the Capital. “We Surround Them” was never more true.
It was the public area on the chart that was allocated to the black families event. Take a look at the below picture. The black families event was in the area with the tents at the back. There was no restriction on the grassy area in front of the tents, which is the rectangular area shown as part of ticketed area on the mall chart. This area remained largely unpopulated throughout the day. 