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ing and red in the face as the gas spread to a large area
around the promenade. As a precaution, many local
businesses were closed and ATM machines were shut
off. One unidentified male broke a large window at
the Bank of Ann Arbor and then ran away.
As a security measure, Ann Arbor Police Chief Carl
Ent ordered the KKK members to cease their rally as
soon as the fence was breached on the promenade.
The group was escorted away after the crowds had
dissipated.
Law enforcement officials said no arrests were
made but video footage and photographs would be
used later to identify law-breakers. Five people were
slightly injured, four from gas inhalations and one
from a mild laceration.
Many community leaders criticized NWROC's call
for "militant" action, saying the group was promoting
itself rather than the goals of the civil rights move-
ment.
"NWROC is an incredibly clever publicity
machine," said Matthew Lawrence, chaplain at
Canterbury House. "What they're doing is creating a
media circus."
"Smash the KKK" organizers defended their vio-
lent demonstration and called the peaceful city-
endorsed rally at Wheeler Park a "diversion." LSA
senior Jessica Curtin, an NWROC organizer, said peo-
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pie should not compare blacks' hatred of the Klan to
the Klan's hatred of blacks.
"All hatred is not the same," Curtin said. "The
hatred of the black community towards the Klan is not
the same as the Klan lynching black people. It's
worlds apart."
Despite the barriers preventing communication,
Washtenaw County Community College first-year
student Jamaal Benin attempted to speak to KKK
members face to face when he walked up to the fence
and Plexiglas separating the viewing gallery from the
Klan.
"Why do they hide behind those fences," Benin
asked. "Why don't they come out to speak to us?
When I went up to them, they all just smiled and
laughed and wouldn't talk to me. Why are the police
protecting them, knowing what they stand for? It
makes the city of Ann Arbor look bad"
Other observers supported the Klan's right to speak
freely in Ann Arbor.
"I really don't agree with what they are saying, but
it's more scary to me if they are not allowed to say it,"
said Anna McKay, an Ann Arbor resident.
A small gathering watched and some individuals
screamed at the Klan from behind barricades in the
viewing area. Most of the observers in the viewing
gallery voiced strong opposition to the Klan, but a few
KKK supporters were also present, most of whom
were not Ann Arbor residents.
At a press conference after the event, Ent called this
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year's community response successful despite the use
of tear gas and pepper spray, and praised the yellow-
clad peacekeepers for their prominent assistance.Y
"I have to give a lot of credit to the peacekeepers,"
Ent said. "I guess I am forever blue because of the uni-
form, but today I love yellow."
The protesters began the day on the steps of the
Michigan Union at It a.m. and marched to City Hall,
shouting slogans such as "KKK go away! You can't
have our streets today!" and "KKK, coming to town.
What do we do? Shut them down!"
Once at City Hall, the protesters milled around the
perimeter and continued to shout while waiting for th
Klan to appear at 1 p.m. Another group came to thb
protest carrying Chinese dragons, playing tam-
bourines, singing and hitting a pinata shaped like a
Klan hood in an attempt to draw attention away from
the KKK rally.
"Our main goal was to create a diversion," said Jyl
Ream, a Community High student who animated the
tail of the dragon. "There' a bunch of energy around
here. It's better to hit a pinata than hit other people.'
Many observers came to watch the rally and protest
out of simple curiosity, but some said the event could
serve as a history lesson.
"Why not?" said 41-year-old Rodney Tyler, fro
Ann Arbor, when asked why he attended the rally.
"They would let me bring in my camcorder. I wanted
to record it and show it to my kids later, to show them
ignorance on the side of both white and black."
address the students' concerns and
the University's interests in court.
"We filed a motion opposing the
motion to intervene," Pell
explained.
Only if the policy of affirmative
action was required and not volun-
tarily implemented at the
University could the intervention
be argued, Pell said. He added that
the coalition may benefit from the
policies but "they have no protect-
ed legal interests at stake in this
case."
Pell said the decision to allow
intervention is ultimately left up to
Judge Bernard Friedman, who is
presiding over the case.
LSA senior Jessica Curtin, one of
the students trying to intervene
said the group's commitment a0
defendants in the lawsuit is based
on the grounds that the case cannot
be adequately represented by the
University.
"Our involvement will make it a
much stronger case," Curtin said.
"We have a much deeper interest
since we are going to be affected by
these policies."
Associate Vice President for
University Relations Lisa Bake.
declined to comment further, say
ing the University's response
speaks for itself.
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