A rally lead by a group of neo-Nazis drew hundreds of angry counter-protestors in the south lawn of Los Angeles City Hall, Saturday morning.
The National Socialist Movement (NSM) organized the rally through social networks and flyers. The rally was a part of the Reclaim the South campaign and in celebration of Adolf Hitler’s birthday that is on April 20.
The streets of LA were flooded with counter-protestors of various groups and organizations such as African Americans, Latinos, Asian, and Jewish groups, as well as immigrants-rights, anarchist groups, and gay-rights advocates.
Before members of the neo-Nazis group arrived to the rally, a white male, with swastika tattoos scribbled on his arms, was violently beaten by a crowd of counter-protestors on the corner of 1st and Spring Street.
Two people were severely beaten and five people were arrested during the rally.
The counter-protestors tried harming the supremacist and police officers as they were escorted back to their vehicles by throwing rocks, glass bottles, and marbles.