White supremacists have made several appearances in Nashville over the past few weeks: marching with swastika flags, interrupting a Metro Council meeting and, last Saturday, screaming racial slurs at a group of young, Black boys who were playing drums downtown.
NashVillager Podcast: Covering hate in our city
Is Nashville becoming a destination for attention-seeking hate groups? Plus the local news for July 18, 2024.
Hate groups — in person, and in legislation — draw condemnation of Metro Council
A proposal to ban Metro Nashville police officers from joining hate groups has been introduced in the Metro Council and quickly raised questions about its intent. Members have agreed to postpone voting to allow time for input from city departments.
For a second weekend, white supremacists gather in downtown Nashville
For the second weekend in a row, a white supremacist group carrying Nazi flags took to the streets of downtown Nashville.
‘I’m an actual literal Nazi’: Lewis Country Store owner responds to Southern Poverty Law Center report finding the business hosted hate groups
A gas station just northwest of downtown Nashville is infamous for a provocative digital sign out front. And a recent report from the Southern Poverty Law Center found that the store’s owners have been allowing white supremacist groups to meet upstairs.
Tennessee’s Tight Security For White Nationalist Rally Could Be Copied By Police Elsewhere
Listen Last weekend’s white nationalist rallies in Tennessee didn’t go down in infamy — but they may be remembered fondly in law enforcement circles. Just how large was the police presence?
White Nationalists Cut Tennessee Rallies Short Amid Heavy Police Presence And Counter Protestorsundefined
Heavy law enforcement presence is being credited with fending off any violence at two white nationalist rallies Saturday. Police set up barricades, multiple security checkpoints and even had snipers on nearby rooftops.
Live Blog: White Lives Matter Rallies In Tennessee
Editor’s note: This blog will be updated throughout Saturday as White Lives Matter rallies organized by the League of the South are held in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro. For more tweets on the ground, follow @ItsJMartinelli and @ChasSisk.
Shelbyville And Murfreesboro Place Strict Limits On Protesters, Even Banning Selfie Sticks
The city of Murfreesboro released Friday morning an exhaustive list with more than 50 types of items that will not be allowed on site of the white nationalist rally Saturday afternoon. The items include guns and pepper spray to eggs, laser pointers and even balloons.
To Ready Themselves For White Nationalists, Two Tennessee Towns Prepare As If A Hurricane Is Coming
Listen Murfreesboro is one of the fastest growing cities in Tennessee, and like many in the South, it has a busy town square where locals often hang out, shop and dine. But this weekend, it’s probably going to look very different.
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