Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones and Rep. G.A. Hardaway both called on a stronger response to the growing neo-Nazi threat in Nashville after a group of Black children musicians were verbally abused and harassed by white supremacists on July 20.
According to The Tennessean, Rep. Jones called attention to the rise in the presence of neo-Nazis and white supremacists in Nashville at a press conference on July 24.
“White nationalists verbally attacked and tried to intimidate these brilliant, beautiful, powerful young Black boys who were simply trying to play drums, and simply try to enjoy their summer break like any other child,” Jones said.
Jones referred to the act as an “act of intimidation that took us backward to darker days in our history.”
He continued, “We know that this is about a deeper systemic issue and about a deeper threat that we’re experiencing in our state and in our city right now, with the increasing rise of white nationalist terror that is targeting…
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