The New Black Panther Party said on Monday that it is not backing either Democratic incumbent Warnock or his Republican challenger Walker in the race.
“This is a legal position that we are taking. We are in position so that if anything happens to anyone, we are here to offer you legal representation. We are here to offer you security. And that’s that. And may the best person win,” Bastet said.
The New Black Panther Party is a black nationalist group unaffiliated with the Black Panther Party founded in the 1960s.In addition to the armed guards, the group Black Lawyers for Justice said that it will also have a presence at polling places to monitor for “white supremacist violence.” The armed patrols were scheduled to take place between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. and between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. in parts of Brunswick, Savannah and metro Atlanta.as a “hate group,” calling it a “virulently racist and antisemitic organization whose leaders have encouraged violence against whites, Jews and law enforcement officers.”
The armed patrols were scheduled to take place between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. and between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. in part of the state.
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