A group of protesters with black clothes, some holding Nazi flags with swastika, quickly left an elevated step of the Cincinnati area when they were confronted by residents on Friday, videos.
The Cincinnati NBC WLWT affiliate coverage includes a video of people walking towards protesters, with police officers between them. The group of more than a dozen protesters quickly got into a U-Haul cash truck and left.
The demonstration included a sign published on the highway, as well as the people who walk with Nazi flags, according to a video that was broadcast at the station.
There were no arrests or wounds in the afternoon incident in the town of Evendale, about 12 miles north of Cincinnati.
Evendale Police said the officers responded to the demonstration in a high interest step 75 shortly after 2 pm
“The protest was happening on the sidewalks designed for pedestrian trips,” Evendale Police said in a statement. “The protest, although very offensive, was not illegal. The protest was of short duration. The protesters left the area on their own.”
The location contains another town, Lincoln Heights, which is promoted by historical conservationists as “the first completely black and autonomous city north of the Mason-Dixon line.”
Lincoln Heights resident, Kachara Talbert, said protesters should have been arrested.
“They simply let these people move away and we lack respect for us and our inheritance,” Talbert told Wlwt. “And you are going to let these terrorists and racists come here and do that?”
Cincinnati mayor, AFTAB Pureval, said such demonstrations were not welcome.
“Hate messages like this do not take place in our region,” he said in X. “It was shocking and unpleasant to see the swastika shown in Evendale today. This is not what we defend, and it will never be what we defend”
The Cincinnati Jewish Federation said in a statement that it was “deeply disturbed” by the demonstration.
“We will not be intimidated,” said the group. “Our response to hatred is to reaffirm our commitment to strengthen community ties, advance education and advocate for a society free from anti -Semitism and all forms of hate and fanaticism.”
No specific group seems to have taken credit for the demonstration.
