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Confederate monument protesters in New Orleans clash at Lee Circle
Nola.com ^ | 5/7/17 | Beau Evans

Posted on 05/07/2017 10:30:08 PM PDT by Timpanagos1

Supporters and opponents of removing New Orleans' Confederate monuments met Sunday afternoon (May 7) at Lee Circle, in a tense and angry confrontation that included some scuffles during a day of demonstrations.

Police quickly broke up a couple of fights, and the dueling protests appeared mostly peaceful. But heated words, slurs and profanities were exchanged, as demonstrators on opposite sides held Confederate flags and protest signs.

A march led by Take 'Em Down NOLA, which supports the removal of the Confederate monuments, brought hundreds of people from Congo Square to Lee Circle, where they came face-to-face with groups of monument supporters who had been there since the morning. Police said more than 700 people were involved in the demonstrations.

Those advocating the removal of the statues chanted slogans like "Go home racists," and "Hey hey, ho ho, white supremacy's got to go."

On the other side, a monument supporter shouted over a megaphone: "We built this country. If you don't like it, there are plenty of other non-white countries you can go to!"

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
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To: rockrr

Lol. You proved my point. Look in the mirror.


41 posted on 05/19/2017 1:22:32 PM PDT by ohioman
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To: ohioman

The only point you have is the one you hide with your cap.


42 posted on 05/19/2017 2:09:54 PM PDT by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: rockrr

Spoken like a true liberal.


43 posted on 05/19/2017 2:16:30 PM PDT by ohioman
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To: Timpanagos1

This is insane.


44 posted on 05/19/2017 2:17:23 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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