On Saturday, a group of white boaters attacked a Black security guard at Montgomery’s Riverfront Park in Alabama. What happened next was an act of solidarity among Black people ✊🏾
According to reports, the worker had advised the group to move their pontoon boat since the area was reserved for the Harriott II Riverboat. Several Black bystanders rallied behind the man, defending him for doing his job and stepping in to help fight. Swipe 👉🏾 to see footage.
Several people from the shore jumped in and fought the white boaters. One person leaped from the riverboat and swam to participate in the scrimmage.
The fight intensified as a group of Black men showed up at the pontoon boat, and another fight broke out. One person fell into the water from the dock, and someone hit a white man in the back with a white folding chair.
Montgomery Police Department responded to the scene around 7 p.m., and issued four active warrants on Sunday for members involved in the fight. // 🎥: notc...
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