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Glazer and Daniel Cox drove to Virginia to counter a white supremacist rally in protest of the removal of a Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue.
Both men were marching down the streets when the car allegedly driven by James Alex Fields Jr. of Maumee, Ohio, struck a group of people, killing one woman and injuring more than 30 others. Cox called it an “act of terrorism.”
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Glazer and Cox said they will continue to demonstrate against the alt-right wherever they may rally.
“This is an organized group of people that identify as Nazis and I don’t know who is willing to stand with them,” Cox said. “I’ve seen a very organized and well-oiled machine that needs to be stopped.”
While the two friends and fellow students at the college in Yellow Springs knew they were going against alt-right protestors, Glazer said one thing stood out: “They are not afraid. They came without wearing masks. They came with riot shields. The came ready to pen aggression on people.”
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The two said they are are speaking out against hate groups and want others to stand up when they see hate speech and violence.
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