Members of the New Black Panther Party and members of the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan from around the Southeast held simultaneous rallies outside the South Carolina state Capitol on Saturday, where the Confederate flag was taken down just over a week before. 

A group of about 2,000 people was estimated to have shown up, and police dispersed the crowd an hour early after skirmishes between groups led to five arrests and seven people being transported to the hospital by ambulance. 

Creative Loafing contributor Zach NeSmith attended the dueling rallies and took the following photos: 

Credit: Zach Neesmith
Credit: Zach Neesmith
Credit: Zach Neesmith
Credit: Zach Neesmith
Credit: Zach Neesmith
Credit: Zach Neesmith
Credit: Zach Neesmith
Credit: Zach Neesmith
Credit: Zach Neesmith
Credit: Zach Neesmith

This article appears in Jul 15-21, 2015.

Ryan Pitkin began his journalism career at Creative Loafing as an intern, later becoming the writer of CL's satirical column, The Blotter, and recently became the News Editor. Other publications he has...

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  1. The Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan proudly celebrating their heritage of hate with the Confederate Battle Flag.

    I rest my case.

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