TRAVERSE CITY (AP) — Residents of a predominantly white community in northern Michigan are speaking out against racism in response to a white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia.
Hundreds attended a candlelight vigil Sunday night in Traverse City, some carrying U.S. flags and placards with slogans such as "Hatred is not a family value."
Organizer Betsy Coffia said white Americans such as herself should show solidarity with racial and religious minorities instead of being apathetic and remaining on the
sidelines.
Marshall Collins, who is black, said racism is a problem in the area and elsewhere in the country, not just in the South.
Other vigils and rallies seeking to counter the violence in Virginia took place Sunday in cities across the state.
- Posted August 15, 2017
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