A large group of armed protesters on Saturday marched through Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park, calling for the park’s massive Confederate carving to be removed.
The predominantly Black demonstrators spoke out against the huge sculpture depicting Gen. Robert E. Lee, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, WXIA-TV reported. Carved into a granite mountain, the bas-relief sculpture is the largest Confederate monument ever crafted.
Many took to social media to respond to the presence of the militia group that called themselves the Not F**king Around Coalition (NFAC). While some applauded the NFAC for its move, others decried the presence of so many weapons.
Some videos posted on Twitter shows a different picture of the so-called peaceful protesters:
Here are the militants entering Georgia:
100’s of Black Panthers Mobilized and Moving in Georgia.
Saw another video earlier where they spoke about engaging “Three Percenters and White Militias”.#blackpanthers #Georgia #BLMprotest #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/HRf4Esa6JC
— Chad of the CHAZ (@RealSaleemJuma) July 5, 2020
More videos:
Imagine walking up to someone’s Car while holding Rifles and Asking about “Reparations”. 🤡
Must be nice not to constantly have to worry about Optics like the Right.
I posted this yesterday but took it down because I needed to verify it first 🤷#BlackLivesMatter #NFAC #BLM pic.twitter.com/l4giPRRapL
— Chad of the CHAZ (@RealSaleemJuma) July 5, 2020
This is #StoneMountain Georgia 🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/uNzrY9Pqpk
— Simulation Warlord🇺🇸 (@zerosum24) July 4, 2020
No whites allowed:
The black power militia has declared themselves seperate from BLM, no whites allowed. pic.twitter.com/25UQkrwjGb
— Jack Dawkins (@Oliversmate) July 4, 2020
They created “reparations” checkpoint:
What the hell is going on here 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/RtCyUT7Uwt
— Art TakingBack 🇺🇸 (@ArtValley818) July 5, 2020
One Twitter user pointed out that this “reparation” checkpoint is illegal and the police didn’t do anything about it, he tweeted:
So the video doesn’t show the REAL STORY-off in the distance is GA STATE PATROL & STONE MTN POLICE . the entire area had cops there. This was a protest that had permits lmao . But the reparations checkpoint was down the road . I live by kemp and his GSP guards told me
So the video doesn’t show the REAL STORY-off in the distance is GA STATE PATROL & STONE MTN POLICE . the entire area had cops there. This was a protest that had permits lmao . But the reparations checkpoint was down the road . I live by kemp and his GSP guards told me
— EB (@Ebry10) July 5, 2020
Another Twitter user reacted:
Where are the police? These dogs have no power to tell anyone where to go? They have to be shutdown immediately!
— Angela Johnson (@johnsonfoodbev) July 5, 2020
Those declaring Reparation sounds more like a ransom demand which #1. America will NEVER be held under a ransom demand. #2. Those placing demands on America will never end well for them. #3. America is the land of opportunities with lots of job openings across America, Get One!
— Old School ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@OldSchoolDNA) July 5, 2020
As long as they’re not interfering with traffic, it’s cool.
But for reparations, you need to be protesting in front of your congressman’s office.
— Bitcoin-Fund-Manager.com join us. Welcome (@OTC_Bitcoin) July 5, 2020
Watch the first part of this to hear what they are doing:
Although the park has historically been a gathering spot for white supremacists, the city of Stone Mountain nowadays has a majority-Black population.
The park usually holds a Fourth of July laser show and fireworks display with the carving as a backdrop, but this year’s presentation was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
After the mountain was complete, a “neo-Confederate theme park” emerged around the area, including a plantation house, and a ‘Gone With the Wind’ museum, according to the Atlanta History Center. Since then, KKK members have gathered annually at Stone Mountain to hold rallies, according to The New York Times.
