A fascist group of multiple masked men was caught marching and chanting through several streets of Little Rock, Arkansas. One of the men was subsequently arrested and identified.
A brief clip of the march was shared by Robbie Harvey on TikTok. According to him, the masked men belong to the “Blood Tribe,” a White supremacist group based outside of Arkansas. They can be seen marching while wearing red, chanting, “Free blood nation!” as they also carried flags.
As reported by KATV, the group marched down the streets of Little Rock on Saturday, December 6. According to Little Rock’s NAACP president, Marie Hollowell, the group was in the Arkansas city to make a recruiting video for the alt-right organization.
In particular, the group marched toward Little Rock Central High School, where the Little Rock Nine enrolled in a then-all-white school.
Harvey mentioned, however, that many people, after watching several videos of the group in the city, were criticizing the local police force. According to them, officers were “hanging out with them,” which made them look complicit or even sympathetic.
Despite these assumptions, it was revealed that the Little Rock police were closely monitoring the members of the Blood Tribe. In fact, following the march, the masked men jumped inside a U-Haul truck, which was subsequently pulled over by local police and Arkansas State Police.
White Supremacist Identified, Reactions
According to a press release issued by the Little Rock Police Department (LRPD), a total of 22 people were found inside the back of the truck. The driver, however, was issued a citation and was identified as 36-year-old Zachary Platter, an Indiana man. The remaining 22 men were released from custody and were asked to find different means of transportation.
“The Department strongly condemns any group or individual espousing hate-based ideologies,” the LRPD said.
Many Little Rock neighbors and users online in general were outraged by the visible display of hate. One user commented, “This reminds me of Triple K…” A second one wrote, “And they wonder why people aren’t visiting the US.” A third said, “I am so afraid of this generation of white Christians.”
