Hoping to overpower a planned right-wing rally in Boston, Massachusetts on Saturday, up to 20,000 counter-protesters turned out to say that Nazis and white supremacists “are not welcome” in America.
According to a local reporter who appeared on MSNBC’s AM Joy on Saturday, counter-protesters “way outnumber” the right-wing demonstrators who initially planned the “free speech” event.
Video:
Counter-protesters “way outnumber” the #BostonFreeSpeechRally demonstrators #AMJoy pic.twitter.com/hd0U39z3gN
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— Sean Colarossi (@SeanColarossi) August 19, 2017
“There may be 20,000 or more of them,” the reporter told Joy Reid, saying the police are “confident” that they will outnumber the right-wing demonstrators.
Video on the ground also shows anti-hate marchers peacefully demonstrating and chanting, “No hate, no fear, Nazis are not welcome here!”
CHANT IN BOSTON: “No hate, no fear, Nazi’s are not welcome here!”#BostonFreeSpeech #AMJoy pic.twitter.com/Up90wDWWqK
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) August 19, 2017
More footage from the counter-protest:
“These fascists picked the wrong town to come to.” #FightSupremacy#BostonFreeSpeech #AMJoy pic.twitter.com/4btnY5nREG
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) August 19, 2017
While the Charlottesville violence and hate – and Trump’s stunningly disturbing response thereafter – have represented a dark moment in American history, it’s clear that the vast majority of the country is having none of it.
That is why at this hour, thousands upon thousands of people are in Boston to stand up to Trump his white supremacist supporters to say in one voice: This is not what America stands for.
Sean Colarossi currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was an organizing fellow for both of President Obama’s presidential campaigns. He also worked with Planned Parenthood as an Affordable Care Act Outreach Organizer in 2014, helping northeast Ohio residents obtain health insurance coverage.
