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Anti-Nazi Protest – John Brown Anti-Klan Committee Anti-Nazi Protest – John Brown Anti-Klan Committee
Date: 4/2/1989Call Number: V 511Format: Hi-8Producers: Lisa RudmanCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
An anti-Nazi and anti-Skinhead march through Napa to protest the growth of both Northern Californian groups. Other groups include ACT UP/SF, Rainbow Coalition, Women Against Racism, Rock Against Racism, Napans Against Prejudice, Women Against Imperialism, and CISPES. A heavy police presence leads the demonstrators to call for the police to point their weapons at the Nazi and Skinhead supporters and not at the anti-nazi protesters. A forum held by the JBAKC a month after the Napa protest recounts the history of the United Racist Front and the stake the government has in protecting and nourishing fascist groups like the KKK. Discusses the new movement of anti-nazi and anti-racist skinhead groups like Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice and Skinheads for Racial Unity. Speakers call for the development of a coalition of Anti-racist groups on the left.