Protest against Lowe's in Allen Park, Michigan
Saturday, December 17 protesters gathered outside Lowe's in Allen Park, Michigan. Protesters accuse Lowe's of bigotry for not sponsoring a television show. Credit: Kelly Kinkade / Kinkade Communications
- Saturday, December 17 protesters gathered outside Lowe's in Allen Park, Michigan. Protesters accuse Lowe's of bigotry for not sponsoring a television show.
- Many signs, such as the one on the right, bear the logo of People for the American Way. Rather than being an organic movement, Saturday's protest was part of a national protest with specific cultural goals.
- Some women were seen in head scarfs. They were positioned in the most conspicuous locations, such as the entrance. This appearance contrasted, however, with the speakers and organizers.
- A counter protester. Unlike several protesters, the counter protesters were not heard using disparaging terms for the other side.
- Protesters totaled 100 or less.
- Pastor Charles Williams Sr. from King Solomon Baptist Church in Detroit was a key speaker. The church is where Malcolm X gave his "Ballots or Bullets" speech in 1964. The protesters follow much the same reasoning as Malcolm X's.
- Pastor Charles Williams Sr. from King Solomon Baptist Church in Detroit leading protesters in chants of, "We want our rights."
- Pastor Charles Williams Sr. from King Solomon Baptist Church in Detroit during a prayerful moment.
- Counter protester and former Christian missionary to Turkey, William Brown, answers questions for the media. Mr. Brown claimed much anger from the protesters was caused by a culture that misleads its members and threatens ostracism and even death.
- Counter protesters.
- One of several counter protesters seen exercising their right to bear arms(man on the left on his belt). While not citing the handguns as a major factor, Allen Park police were quick to say, "There was not one incident. Everything was nice and quiet."
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