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http://www.philly.com/philly/news/p...-gettysburg-this-weekend-or-not-20170630.html
Groups planning to counter protests by anarchists at Gettysburg National Military Park during this weekend’s 154th anniversary of the Civil War battle might find themselves turning out for nothing.
A total of four groups have now applied to exercise their First Amendment rights at the battlefield, said Katie Lawhon, a park spokeswoman.
Two of the groups that are ready to rally may find themselves with time on their hands if a fifth group – which hasn’t yet applied for a permit – doesn’t show up.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans and a group called Real 3% Risen have received special use permits for 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday in a special section north of Meade’s Headquarters, Lawhorn stated.
According to posts on social media, those groups are planning to disrupt reported but unconfirmed plans by the anarchist anti-fascist group Antifa to burn Confederate flags and desecrate graves at Gettysburg.
But whether the anarchists will show is far from certain. At least two other similar protests in other cities did not materialize.
Groups planning to counter protests by anarchists at Gettysburg National Military Park during this weekend’s 154th anniversary of the Civil War battle might find themselves turning out for nothing.
A total of four groups have now applied to exercise their First Amendment rights at the battlefield, said Katie Lawhon, a park spokeswoman.
Two of the groups that are ready to rally may find themselves with time on their hands if a fifth group – which hasn’t yet applied for a permit – doesn’t show up.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans and a group called Real 3% Risen have received special use permits for 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday in a special section north of Meade’s Headquarters, Lawhorn stated.
According to posts on social media, those groups are planning to disrupt reported but unconfirmed plans by the anarchist anti-fascist group Antifa to burn Confederate flags and desecrate graves at Gettysburg.
But whether the anarchists will show is far from certain. At least two other similar protests in other cities did not materialize.
