Opposing groups face off in demonstrations in downtown Raleigh

BY MACKENZIE STASKO | UPDATED NOVEMBER 28, 2020 10:44 PM

Saturday was another day of divisiveness in downtown Raleigh as members of the Proud Boys, Stop the Steal NC, and ReOpen NC clashed with protesters from NC Born and the Black Lives Matter movement.

The day started out with a “Conservative Thanksgiving” demonstration outside of the Executive Mansion as way to protest gathering limits amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It was a Thanksgiving for Governor Cooper to let him know that you’re not gonna tell me how many people I’m gonna have at my house on private property during a holiday,” said Josh Flores, who helped organize the event. “I don’t care what’s going on.”

NC Born and Black Lives Matter supporters showed up around the same time and held their own protest against racism.

“We’ve been experiencing this for 400+ years, right. It’s 2020 and we’re still having to protest the mistreatment of black bodies,” said Muffin Hudson, who was also advocating for Gov. Roy Cooper to use his authority to pardon at-risk prisoners during the pandemic.

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