Protesters flood downtown Durham amid rumors of KKK

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Friday, August 18th 2017, 12:45 pm EDT
Friday, August 18th 2017, 1:14 pm EDT
By RNN Staff

(RNN) - Amid rumors of a white supremacist rally in Durham, the county closed down government buildings and crowds flooded into to the street to counter-protest.

Twitter and other social media sites lit up with rumors that a KKK rally would begin at noon ET at the court house.

Live streams from local media and social media show a crowd of about 200 people carrying "No hate" signs and chanting “No KKK. No Fascists USA."

A video on Twitter shows a crowd supposedly yelling at four men standing in front of the court house, and the tweet claims they are white supremacists ...

http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/36167648/protesters-flood-downtown-durham-amid-rumors-of-kkk-protesters

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1. Hundreds march through Durham to protest white supremacist groups

Updated: Aug 18, 2017 - 1:02 PM

... A number of business in downtown Durham closed and sent workers home as the protests started to ramp up.

The protest that started around noon Friday was peaceful. Demonstrators announced during the rally that there would be another protest around 4 p.m. Friday.

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/hundreds-march-through-durham-to-protest-white-supremacist-groups/594757175

[msongs]

2. twitters primary purpose, rumor mongering nt

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3. When was the last time the KKK marched in the Triangle?

BY CLIFF BELLAMY
AUGUST 18, 2017 12:31 PM

... The Klan marched June 14, 1987 in Durham and Chapel Hill, the Times reported ...

About 63 people took part ...

Three Klansmen were arrested, two on charges of weapons violations. Others faced drug and disorderly conduct charges ...

About 40 of the marchers moved on to Chapel Hill, where an estimated 2,000 people lined the parade route and heckled them. Three people were arrested in that march ...

http://www.heraldsun.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article167962302.html

[Eliot Rosewater]

4. Good, only two ways to handle them, either show up in numbers that overwhelm

the Nazi's or nobody shows up making it moot for them to also.

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5. 200 counterprotesters brace for possible KKK march

VIRGINIA BRIDGES, MARK SCHULTZ AND TAMMY GRUBB
AUGUST 18, 2017 11:58 AM

... In a statement released at 12:08 p.m. Sheriff Mike Andrews said there is no confirmation of a white supremacist march.

“At this time, law enforcement continues to monitor the area and have not confirmed reports of activity,” he said. “We are urging the public to avoid circulating rumors on social media and instead wait for verified information from officials monitoring the situation.”

Durham attorney T. Greg Doucette was at the Durham County Courthouse at 9:30 a.m. when he said deputies informed the judge that the courthouse was closing.

“The judge pulled us aside and recalendared our case for another day,” Doucette said ...

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article167954887.html

[TeamPooka]

6. Anytime 2-200 of them assemble 5000 of us need to show up to remind them the good people

of this country will not abide their ideas as policy.

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8. And that's almost always what happens

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7. Protesters, some armed, march through downtown Durham

... At least two protest groups converged on each other outside of the Old Courthouse. ABC11's crew on the scene saw several protesters armed with guns, axes and other weapons ...

... Mayor Bill Bell said the protesters were reacting to rumors of a KKK march.

... Sheriff Mike Andrews said he had no verified information of any KKK groups and urged people to remain calm and not overreact ...

Many of the protesters gathered around what remains of a Confederate monument outside the Old Courthouse that was pulled down by protestors Monday. One protestor Friday scrawled "Death to the KKK" with a marker on the granite base ...

http://abc11.com/old-durham-courthouse-closed-officials-say-avoid-downtown/2321767/