11/18/2024

With Swastika Flags and Bellowed Slurs, Neo-Nazi Marchers Strode through Columbus

Ohio’s governor and officials condemn it

Ohio officials have denounced a small contingent of neo-Nazis who paraded Saturday afternoon through a Columbus neighborhood – waving flags featuring swastikas and shouting a racist slur – in the latest public demonstration by White nationalists in recent years across the United States.

Around a dozen people in black pants, shirts and head coverings – their faces obscured by red masks – marched along the street near downtown Columbus as three carried black flags emblazoned with red swastikas, footage provided to CNN affiliate WBNS shows. At least one person yelled, “N***er,” again and again, according to the video that’s garnered online attention far beyond Ohio’s capital. 

"There is no place for this vile hate and intimidation in Ohio" said Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) via his X account. "We must stand together as Ohioans and Americans against racism and antisemitism in Columbus and every community."

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