Thousands of people are protesting one another in Boston on Saturday.
A “free speech” rally organized by some right-leaning groups, including those who identify with the alt-right, were met by a large march of left-leaning activists, including those who champion “Black Lives Matter” and other movements.
The demonstrations are ongoing near Boston Common Park in downtown Boston.
Aerial view shows large crowd of counter-demonstrators marching through Boston ahead of planned “free speech” rally. https://t.co/30EmFLxYZU pic.twitter.com/RKpELfYccS
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Though Boston’s Democratic mayor, Marty Walsh, warned people on Friday to “stay away” from the “free speech” rally, reports Saturday estimated that thousands of counter-protesters were in town for a faceoff.
The competing demonstrations Saturday come one week after the violence in Charlottesville, Va., which began with a protest over the removal of a Robert E. Lee statue, where white supremacy and neo-Nazi groups clashed with left-wing counter-protesters.
Similar protests and counter-demonstrations are expected Saturday in a handful of cities across the country, including in Atlanta and Dallas.
