ORLANDO, Fla. -- Fistfights broke out and police made 17 arrests Saturday at a neo-Nazi rally and march through a predominantly black neighborhood.
In khaki uniforms, black boots and arm patches bearing swastikas, about 30 members of the National Socialist Movement were barricaded on one side by SWAT team members. On the other side of the officers, a group of about 100 black-clad counter-demonstrators, many covering their faces with masks, held anti-Nazi signs. It was not clear whether anyone was hurt.
The march went on as planned through the Parramore neighborhood, with about 500 spectators and counter-demonstrators following the group. Grandparents held the hands of their grandchildren as they watched the march.
''The older generation grew up seeing hate. They grew up seeing these kinds of groups being open, and I think for some African-Americans they want the younger generations to see that hate still exists,'' said the Rev. O'Hara Black of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church.
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