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uponit7771

(90,347 posts) Mon Jun 8, 2020, 11:15 AM Jun 2020

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"...they had Pizza, hotdogs, cookies, jazz and voter registration!!!" Protest in Bentonville AR

This is my Nieces' first protest march ... I'm so proud of her !!!

"...One white lady had a white shield T - shirt", "there was an old white lady with her cane and her sign", "... more white people with white power signs than black people"

We now have another ground pounder and activist who's activated !!!

so proud of her !!!

Of course she social distanced with masks

Bentonville Arkansas area is 50,000 people and 3% black

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"...they had Pizza, hotdogs, cookies, jazz and voter registration!!!" Protest in Bentonville AR (Original Post) uponit7771 Jun 2020 OP

... Cirque du So-What Jun 2020 #1

thx !! uponit7771 Jun 2020 #2

It is remarkable Cirque du So-What Jun 2020 #4

We had over 4,000 in Fayetteville, AR, last week. sinkingfeeling Jun 2020 #3

Ah, she mentioned the 3 cities make up a larger area where Wal Mart is head quartered uponit7771 Jun 2020 #5

Two separate counties. sinkingfeeling Jun 2020 #6

I live on the other side of the lake and WhiteTara Jun 2020 #7

Yes, she said there was tear gas until a couple of black guys brought shot guns to the protest to... uponit7771 Jun 2020 #8

wow. That must have been a scene. WhiteTara Jun 2020 #9

Cirque du So-What

(25,947 posts)

1. ...

Reply to uponit7771 (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 11:17 AM

Jun 2020

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)

2. thx !!

Reply to Cirque du So-What (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 11:24 AM

Jun 2020

Cirque du So-What

(25,947 posts)

4. It is remarkable

Reply to Cirque du So-What (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 11:29 AM

Jun 2020

Protests are happening in places I never thought possible, with participants I never expected to see.

sinkingfeeling

(51,460 posts)

3. We had over 4,000 in Fayetteville, AR, last week.

Reply to uponit7771 (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 11:29 AM

Jun 2020

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)

5. Ah, she mentioned the 3 cities make up a larger area where Wal Mart is head quartered

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 11:35 AM

Jun 2020

sinkingfeeling

(51,460 posts)

6. Two separate counties.

Reply to uponit7771 (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 11:38 AM

Jun 2020

WhiteTara

(29,718 posts)

7. I live on the other side of the lake and

Reply to uponit7771 (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 12:09 PM

Jun 2020

don't get local tv (satellite) but I did hear there was tear gas in the first couple of days. Is that correct or just a rumor from the bubbas?

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)

8. Yes, she said there was tear gas until a couple of black guys brought shot guns to the protest to...

Reply to WhiteTara (Reply #7)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 04:45 PM

Jun 2020

... keep the knuckle heads out.

WhiteTara

(29,718 posts)

9. wow. That must have been a scene.

Reply to uponit7771 (Reply #8)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 04:56 PM

Jun 2020

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