Kansas City leaders respond with condemnation to presence of white supremacist group
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A white supremacist group out of Texas gathered in downtown Kansas City on Saturday, amidst preparations for Memorial Day celebrations.
Numerous anti-extremism organizations, including the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center, define Patriot Front as a white supremacist hate group.
On Saturday, May 25, the group was seen organizing in downtown Kansas City. They wore matching outfits of khaki and navy with white face masks, hats and sunglasses that obscured their faces. Many carried altered or upside-down American flags.
Videos circulating on social media show the group, largely male, loading into several large U-Haul trucks before departing to an unknown location.
Several organizations published responses to the group’s gathering, including the local Council on American-Islamic Relations chapter (CAIR-Kansas City) and the National WWI Museum and Memorial.
“We condemn this attempt to promote white supremacy and urge all community leaders and elected officials to similarly reject racism and all other forms of bigotry,” said CAIR-Kansas City Board Chair Moussa Elbayoumy.
The National WWI Museum and Memorial clarified that although its grounds are public, that does not signify an endorsement of the groups that might gather or those groups’ viewpoints.
“We respect First Amendment protections for peaceful assembly and free speech, and want to be unequivocally clear that the views expressed by this group do not represent or align with our values. We stand firmly against hatred, bigotry and divisiveness in all forms,” the National WWI Museum and Memorial said in part.
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas tweeted about the group’s gathering, calling its message one of hatred and cowardice.
Elbayoumy continued in his statement on behalf of CAIR-Kansas City, expressing their ongoing for “all those challenging antisemitism, systemic anti-Black racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, white supremacy, and all other forms of bigotry.”
The National WWI Museum and Memorial finished its statement with a nod toward the ongoing holiday weekend.
“This Memorial Day, as we do every day, we honor the lives of those who died in defense of liberty and freedom. This Memorial, a beacon for democracy, reminds us all of core values that seek to unite us and create a just and lasting peace for all nations.”
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