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A different battle at Gettysburg

Jelani Splawn (left) and Chief Robert Glenny Jr. Photo by Leon Laing.

On July 31, Rev. Martin Otto Zimmann stood at the crosswalk at Lincoln Square in Gettysburg, and he held up a peace sign. Zimmann confronted a counter protester who sat in his truck that carried a controversial confederate flag. S.O.P. (Save Our People) held a Black Lives Matter protest that day.

“As a white ally, I am still learning [the best way] how to stand with and for my black siblings,” Rev. Zimmann told vigoronline.com. Continue reading ‘A different battle at Gettysburg’


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