At New Hope Christian College in Eugene, Oregon, more than 100 people gathered to protect a cross that had stood on the campus as a war memorial for more than 20 years. They were alerted that protesters, who declared it was a “racist symbol,” planned a rally to tear it down. The attack was thwarted, and two busloads of demonstrators from Portland, Oregon, were turned away by the police.

The following day, in Portland, a demonstration escalated into violence that culminated in the burning of the American flag, and rioters carrying “Black Lives Matter” signs threw bibles into the flames. The fire was finally extinguished by members of Moms United for Black Lives Matter, who doused the flames with bottles of water and stomped on the embers.