Hundreds of anti-racist protesters have marched in Durham, North Carolina, in response to rumors of a white supremacist rally, amid growing tensions between civil rights activists and hate groups in the US.
The demonstrators gathered in downtown Durham on Friday and marched for several blocks with signs such as “Black Lives Matter” and “We Will Not Be Intimidated” as well as “History will not repeat.”
The counter-protesters also burned white supremacist and confederate flags.
Rumors of a white supremacist rally circulated on social media Friday and activists announced that a counter-protest would be held in response to the demonstration.
The sheriff in Durham said in a statement that no gathering of white supremacists was apparent by afternoon but he was investigating the rumors.
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