A group of protesters in black, several raised Nazi flags in Swastika and quickly left over the Cincinnati area overpass when they faced residents on Friday, the video shows.
Reports from Cincinnati’s NBC affiliate WLWT include videos of people walking to the protesters. A group of more than 12 demonstrators quickly entered the U-Haul box truck and left.
Videos aired at the station show that the demonstrations included signs posted on the highway and individuals paced with Nazi flags.
No arrests or injuries were reported in the afternoon incident in the village of Evendale, about 12 miles north of downtown Cincinnati.
Evendale police said they responded to a demonstration on the elevated Interstate 75 shortly after 2pm.
“The protests were occurring on sidewalks designed for pedestrian travel,” Evendale police said in a statement. “The protest was not very offensive, but it was not illegal. The protest was short for a period of time. The protesters left the area themselves.”
This place is adjacent to another village, Lincoln Heights. This was called “the first black autonomous city north of the Mason-Dixon Line.”
Kachalatalbert, a resident of Lincoln Heights, said the demonstrators should have been arrested.
“They just made these people drive and disregard us and our heritage,” Talbert told WLWT. “And are these terrorists and racists coming here and going to do that?”
Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval said such demonstrations were not welcome.
“There is no place in our area for such a hate message,” he said in X. . ”
In a statement, the Cincinnati Jewish Federation said it was “deeply disturbed” by the demonstrations.
“We are not threatened,” the group said. “Our response to hatred is to reaffirm our commitment to strengthening community ties, promoting education and defending anti-Semitism and a society that is free from all forms of hatred and bias.”
It appears that no particular group trusts the demonstration.
