Dallas Against White-Supremacy Rally

[Rick Waldroup]

Dallas Against White Supremacy Rally - City Hall - Dallas, Texas - August 19, 2017

As in many other cities throughout the United States, a rally was held in downtown Dallas- partly to stand in solidarity with the citizens of Charlottesville and to demand removal of a Confederate Civil War memorial in Pioneer Park, which is directly across from City Hall.

This shot shows the Confederate memorial being guarded by police.




Several counter protesters confront those who want the memorial removed. The man in the left frame is shouldering a rifle.







A counter protester marches into the rally waving a Confederate battle flag.  He is quickly surrounded and eventually escorted out of the rally by the police.




Another counter protester being escorted out of the rally by Dallas police officers. 

[Bill Mellen]

Thanks Rick.

[Jakov Minić]

It's not too late to choose love <3
Thank you, once again!

[Ashlandish]

Yes, not too late to love. Thanks for documenting, sharing.

[Akira]

These images are fine depictions of different sides.  Apparently they are trying to act in a calm way.  Hopefully the demonstration continued as depicted.

[David H. Hartman]

Not too late to love but not likely, not from either side. I have grave concerns for the survival of a democratic republic.

[John Geerts]

Greatly documented, Rick.

[Rick Waldroup]

I want to thank everyone who took the time to view the photos and for leaving comments.

[armando_m]

Great documentary

Love the love image, and the very serious expressionless face of the lady holding the sign

[RBSinTo]

Good stuff, as usual Rick.
Just curious about the fellow in photo no.4 holding a Confederate flag in one hand and a set of golf clubs in the other.
Robert

[Frank Fremerey]

I love your work. The last two are my favourites. The separation and expression is superb.

[Ann]

Rick:
I have always admired your work (both the photographs and your commentaries) and this series is of the same very high quality.

[Erik Lund]

Well captured! Very powerful indeed

[Rick Waldroup]

Thanks for all of the comments.

Robert, I actually spoke to the gentleman waving the Confederate flag and I asked him about the golf clubs.  I told me that he brought them along for self defense.  As the Wicked Witch of the West was known to say, "What a world, what a world.... 

For those interested, the complete set of 15 photos is here http://www.rickwphotography.com/p563040296#h93bcf78f

[RBSinTo]

Thanks for all of the comments.

Robert, I actually spoke to the gentleman waving the Confederate flag and I asked him about the golf clubs.  I told me that he brought them along for self defense. As the Wicked Witch of the West was known to say, "What a world, what a world.... 

For those interested, the complete set of 15 photos is here http://www.rickwphotography.com/p563040296#h93bcf78f

Rick,
Of course. There are varying degrees of self-defense to be obtained based on which club one chooses to employ, hence the need for a full set rather than just one.
Robert