After a week of tension in Oxford, a group of around 30 pro-Confederate protesters organized in the Square and began marching to campus in support of the university’s Confederate monument just after 1:00 p.m. Saturday. Campus and city police had an increased presence in the area around the protesters, and S.W.A.T teams stood by.
Counter-protesters gathered across the street from where the the neo-Confederate groups positioned themselves on the steps of the Lafayette County Courthouse. The groups yelled at one another as a crowd of onlookers formed along the sidewalks on the Square.
Photo by Christian Johnson
Photo by Christian Johnson
Photo by Christian Johnson
Photo by Daniel Payne
Photo by Daniel Payne
Photo by Christian Johnson
Check out our full coverage of the weekend protests here.
