MARQUETTE, MI-- More than 150 people gathered at the corner of Third and Washington streets in Marquette Sunday to condemn racism.
The call for solidarity came after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia and counter-protest resulted in the death of a woman Saturday. Nineteen other people were injured when a car slammed into a crowd of people gathered to protest the Unite the Right rally.
Members of the Marquette group said they were unified in their condemnation of white supremacy and stood in support of those who were affected by the violence. They held signs that read “Love Trumps Hate,” “To ignore evil is to become accomplice to it,” and “Resist Hate.” A Native American drum was also played on the steps of the Marquette Post Office.
