WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- It had been expected up to about 400 white supremacists to gather outside the White House on Sunday. However, by 4:00 pm local time, only dozens of them emerged and marched through Washington D.C. , accompanied by huge boos from crowded counterprotesters separated by heavy police presence.
"Go home, Nazis", "Shame", counterprotesters yelled at the far-right demonstrators, some of them hiding their faces with masks, bags or flags.
In order to keep the far-right group and people who protest them separate, the police blocked traffic and installed black metal fencing in Lafayette Square outside the White House. An entire section of Pennsylvania Ave. adjacent to the White House was also sealed off.
In sharp comparison with the small group of far-right demonstrators showing up, thousands of counter-protesters have gathered peacefully in several locations in central Washington since early afternoon on Sunday, the first anniversary of deadly riots in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Organizers of the the far right rally, officially named United the Right 2, claim their purpose was to advocate "White civil rights," but were slammed as promoting racism and xenophobia.
Debbie Wagner, an anti protester from Maryland, told Xinhua that she was shocked by the tragedy at Charlottesville last year.
"White Supremacism is a terrible thing, I hope America can continue to be a place of diversity," she said.
Last summer's "Unite the Right" rally in historic Charlottesville, held on Aug. 12 to protest U.S. cities taking down Confederate statues, attracted national attention when white supremacists, fascists and neo-Nazis violently clashed with counter-protesters.
A 32-year-old woman was killed and 19 others were injured when a white supremacist from Ohio drove a car into the crowd of counter-protesters at the time.
This year, the far right rally held by the same organizers is set to begin in Lafayette Park at 5:30 pm and last for about two hours.
U.S. President Donald Trump, who drew a firestorm of criticism in the wake of the riots last year when he said "both sides" were to blame for the violence, is not in the capital this weekend.
疯狂口语要素精选11
2011年实用口语练习:高铁开通了
如何用英文表达“你活该”
实用口语:你以为你是谁啊?
实用口语情景轻松学:秋天是北京最好的季节
2011年实用口语练习:“淘金热”
实用口语:就餐 Dining
2011年实用口语练习:Join a club 社团活动
如何用英语表达“原来啊…”
英文如何表达“拍马屁”或“巴结”
实用口语情景轻松学:交通高峰期影响车速
英语口语主题:交际英语热门话题47个(14--同事之间)
英语口语主题:交际英语热门话题47个(6--闲聊)
实用口语情景轻松学:我想买个数码摄像机
2011年实用口语练习:实用英语串烧
实用口语情景轻松学:您要的早餐送上来了
英语口语主题:交际英语热门话题47个(3--邀请)
2011年实用口语练习:从头至尾
2011年实用口语练习:口语当中的ball
如何用英语表达“你得减肥了”
口语情景对话:走遍美国精选 当仁不让 ACT 3 - 2
男生女生:我们可以只当朋友吗?
趣味英语:搭讪十大妙招
实用口语情景轻松学:有假钞的时候要送到银行去
2011年实用口语练习:遮人耳目
口语情景对话:走遍美国精选 二度蜜月ACT 3 - 3
“潜规则”之职场八条
口语情景对话:走遍美国精选 偷得浮生半日闲ACT 1 - 2
实用口语:浪漫 Romance
实用口语情景轻松学:我没在海里游过泳
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |