Predominantly Black armed protesters march through Confederate memorial park in Georgia

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A predominantly Black group of heavily armed protesters marched through Stone Mountain Park near Atlanta on Saturday, calling for removal of the giant Confederate rock carving at the site that civil rights activists consider a monument to racism.

FILE PHOTO: A woman speaks in front of the monument after protesters marched against the Confederate Monument carved into granite at Stone Mountain Park in Stone Mountain, Georgia, U.S. June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Dustin Chambers

One video clip showed a leader of the demonstrators, who was not identified, shouting into a loudspeaker in a challenge to white supremacists who historically have used Stone Mountain as a rallying spot of their own. “It’s a public park, a state park. We have these protests on both sides of the issue from time to time. We respect people’s First Amendment right,” Bankhead told NBC affiliate station WXIA-TV.

 

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Well they have the right to bear arms . Do they not,

Light a firecracker

Enjoy the national guard

How does God schedule these events? He is too much. End of another empire in view. Unfolding of self destruction. The wars have come home.

Idiot trumpers think they have a monopoly on guns

So you won't call Black men/women who are exercising their 2A rights Patriots?

Masks are fine if it’s hiding your identity, but not o k for preventing the transmission of a virus. Hatred must be defeated.

They do not mind wearing the masks now!

No police cruiser is seen in this questionable gun-carrying crowd video?

You left out Biden supporters.

Nothing wrong with that.

Black shirts and guns. When have history witnessed something like this before?

Civil war on the horizon

Is this the klan in reverse? Or reverse racism? Or reverse intelligence ... either way it’s a good look .... monument lives matter!!!

Madness...... Highly wired gang of peolle with big bad shooters roaming the streets actively LOOKING for an excuse to blam somebody(who they won't like based on either their skin colour or sympathy for that group). Verrrrrry dangerous.

They who shall not be named by any media corporation

They need to pick a different day! Everyone is celebrating the 4th and not wasting time on these chumps

not a boogaloo boi in sight🤣

And the police...? Oh yeah, hiding in plain sight...

We are all americans this race bull shit has to stop!! Im white and a human being , and thats it!! I lead by example and try to provide my family with a good life! Im sick of this race bating! fthemedia fakenews stepup love lifeisshort onelove fpolitics

This is what the 2nd Amendment is about. They were peaceful. And they protested without distroying anything. Who cares what color they were.

Spiderman has to make an apperance in 2020 🙌 if not him santa !! What else can happen😂😂😂😂

This is becoming a joke 😂😂 a bunch of dressed up privileged Boy Scouts dressed in all black 😂😂 😂😂😂😂

We hv something in common. Pro 2nd amendment !!!

MERIKA!

What could possibly go wrong if Trump were to lose.

Demstroopers

6th world country

Neo-Nazis KKK clan obviously 😂😂😂

BLM keep threatening churchgoers now, just sick.

'good people' says Jabba the Trump. Sending his gimps to do the dirty work.

Why are people so angry at everything

Now they’re scared!

Wow, near my old neck of the woods. Didn’t realize they got INSIDE the park. 😯 Looks like it began at the old confederate cemetary. Claim to be a proud American? Then pls remove the RussianAsset in our WH this Nov 3 — who issued RussianBounties on our soldiers, $100K/ea.

OK...? Then what happened? If nothing happened, then this is just a just exercise of a Constitutional right.

One of these days, there will be a shoot out, people will died

Revolutioneries or, Distant Thunder!

Domestic terrorists.

America, fck Yeah!

Cult members

Colored people must learn quickly to bear arms when demonstrating against injustice as it is their right under the 2nd Amendment. Amd if white supremacists confront or attack them, they must be ready to shoot back. Only then will America become a truly equal and just nation.

Forget the Second Amendment, what about the Second Commandment? Not to mention the Commandment about not killing. Absolutely insane. People fighting over graven images of long-dead secessionists.

these americans were responding to a terroristic threat made by white supremacists.

There is NEVER a good reason to carry firearms to a protest. This looks more like 'going armed with intention to disturb the peace' rather than a peaceful protest to make a point. I doubt any of these people had a permit for this.

I can’t wait until the next civil war. All these stunts (on both sides) are pathetic. Stay low, gear up, and put these clowns back in their place in due time

Dozens Ooooooooh!!!! So, at least one of them knows how to read a map....

Most of them are probably in law enforcement

And Putin has a good laugh on how easy it is to split and divide 'the greatest nation on earth'🤨

Fourth world 😑

Did you forget an adjective?

Hahahaha hahahaha hahahaha looks like xbox players

Peaceful demonstration and escorted by police.

We call them the 'laughables'.

Doing a good job trying to keep it going 👍 fucking media organizations only care about stirring the pot. FU

WTF!

Did the Confederacy have a different Independence Day? Seems like the fourth would not count. Somebody trolled them maybe?

Let battle commence.

Looks like Sauron's army marching back to Mordor.

FistPicks Haven't seen this reposted a million times ........

Where are all the white guys with guns? I mean there should be plenty there being a Confederate memorial an all.

I, for one, am shocked that the boogaloo dipshits didn't show up and put their money where their mouths are. Who'da thunk they're all talk? Oh right. Everyone.

fuck USA

The PAGT is the real deal. Paid Actor Goof Troop ✊✊

Trumps campaign team!

Another reason why I’m so glad to be a Canadian living in Canada. We don’t default to using guns to make a point.

BLACKS , YOU MEAN... AFRAID TO STATE THE MOST RELEVANT ASPECT OF THE NEWS SEGMENT? COWARDS

When are the various groups going to shoot each other?

Now is the time to get army in

Call in the National guard and put a stop to this nonsense don’t let them get away with it.

Where you at?!. JUST A STUPID THING TO DO. Armed groups have no right to parade in public parks, white or black.

I don’t see anything wrong with this other than protesting with guns which I generally disagree with, but it is their right. I am concerned that these protesters will receive unfair and biased news coverage.

This is what Trump wants. All out racial riots so he can declare martial law and postpone the election.

Let blacks keep marching with guns and see how quick the 2nd Amd. is removed and guns are banned. (Fine by me, btw...)

Honestly. Nothing but black racists following a rich while Democrat agenda

Looks mostly white to me

“Black lives matters” puts only black people into a victim’s group. It is a racist slogan.

And you're not showing a picture of this because?

USA getting to be worse than the Taliban destroying every piece of past some group doesn't like. Change the present with your hard work & vote, leave history alone.

It's Democrats that hate to see this, us Trump supporters love peaceful protests and the second amendment no matter what color somebody is. You're the dingbat that wants to see their right to do what they are doing here taken away!

The NOT FUCKING AROUND COALITION LOL I love it

The trump supporters can open carry , so what’s the difference, 2nd amm right.

Looking forward to the condemnation. Lol oh wait no it'll never happen!

Where’s the police?

What is the objective of the protest?

It's actually called ''Confederate Park'' and you say systemic racism does not exist in the USA?

Why say black or white people? Why not just say people? The more we highlight skin colour, the more the stupid around us will see two races. There is only one race & it's the human race. Everyone of us has a different shade to our skin & highlighting the extreme colour is stupid.

You don't play with Georgia Alabama Mississippi Colorado Kentucky New York Washington D. C you specially texas

When are they not marching.

This is becoming the historical similarity to China cultural revolution

The Second A crowd is thinking...

Still hatred, still white supremacy, still racism in Reuters.. protesters are not predominantly Black.. all 'Americans'..

Be careful what you wish for..... It will get really ugly and it will be on our 'doorsteps'.

Yeah... a “Confederate memorial-“ the ultimate fight to keep human beings enslaved- & the atrocities associated w/that- not necessary to keep as a reminder, RIGHT? BlackLivesMatter ChangeWhatYouCan IGNORANCE NoRoomForRacism StopKillingUs

BlackLivesMatter is a PSYOP built by Israeli agencies and their think-tanks: 'White/Black people' do not exist, it is all a racist rhetoric to continue to promote inequality.

Interesting reversal.

Black Supremacy over run Whites

Great problems with my honour.I want honour back.

Am I the only one seeing a nuke...?

2A

Good for them that is powerful

Good for them. Keep it legal and flex those rights!

2A IS FOR EVERYONE.

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