The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned white supremacist rallies in Cumberland, Rhode Island, and Paducah, Kentucky.
The Cumberland Police Department said that a white supremacist group appeared to have gathered in different locations around the town on Saturday.
SEE: White supremacist group reportedly gathered in Cumberland
At least 20 masked individuals apparently associated with a white supremacist organization took to the streets in downtown Paducah on Sunday, many of them carrying Confederate or White supremacy-related symbols.
SEE: Masked marchers carrying white supremacist symbols in downtown Paducah draw concerns
“Public displays of white supremacy and other forms of bigotry will not succeed in intimidating diverse communities,” said CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison. “We condemn these hate rallies and urge Americans to come together to repudiate all forms of racism.”
He said CAIR and the American Muslim community stand in solidarity with all those challenging antisemitism, systemic anti-Black racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, white supremacy, and all other forms of bigotry.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com