Photos: KKK rallies outside South Carolina Statehouse

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Photos: KKK rallies outside South Carolina Statehouse

Ku Klux Klan members held a rally out front of the state house building in Columbia, S. C. Saturday.

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: A member of the Ku Klux Klan gives a Nazi salute as the Klan members fly the Confederate flag during a demonstration at the state capitol building on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. Hundreds of people protested the demonstration as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between the opposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: Ku Klux Klan members and their children depart the state house building after staging a demonstration on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The KKK protested the removal of the Confederate flag from the state house grounds and shouted racial slurs against minorities, as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between the opposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: Ku Klux Klan members stage a demonstration at the state house building on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The KKK protested the removal of the Confederate flag from the state house grounds and shouted racial slurs against minorities, as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between the opposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: Ku Klux Klan members and their children depart the state house building under police escort after staging a demonstration on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The KKK protested the removal of the Confederate flag from the state house grounds and shouted racial slurs against minorities, as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between the opposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: A Ku Klux Klan member takes part in a demonstration at the state house building on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The KKK protested the removal of the Confederate flag from the state house grounds and shouted racial slurs against minorities, as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between the opposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: Ku Klux Klan members stage a demonstration at the state house building on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The KKK protested the removal of the Confederate flag from the state house grounds and shouted racial slurs against minorities, as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between the opposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: Police stand guard as Ku Klux Klan members arrive for a demonstration at the state house building on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The KKK protested the removal of the Confederate flag from the state house grounds and shouted racial slurs against minorities, as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between the opposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: A Ku Klux Klan member shouts racial slurs to African Americans at a Klan demonstration at the state house building on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The KKK protested the removal of the Confederate flag from the state house grounds, as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between the opposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: A Ku Klux Klan member shouts racial slurs to African Americans at a Klan demonstration at the state house building on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The KKK protested the removal of the Confederate flag from the state house grounds, as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between the opposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: Protesters shout at a Ku Klux Klan member at a Klan demonstration at the state house building on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The KKK protested the removal of the Confederate flag from the state house grounds, as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between the opposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: A Ku Klux Klan member takes part in a Klan demonstration at the state house building on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The KKK protested the removal of the Confederate flag from the state house grounds, as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between the opposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: Protesters shout at a Ku Klux Klan member at a Klan demonstration at the state house building on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The KKK protested the removal of the Confederate flag from the state house grounds, as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between the opposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: Ku Klux Klan members take part in a Klan demonstration at the state house building on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The KKK protested the removal of the Confederate flag from the state house grounds, as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between the opposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: A Ku Klux Klan member shouts racial slurs to African Americans at a Klan demonstration at the state house building on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The KKK protested the removal of the Confederate flag from the state house grounds, as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between the opposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: Ku Klux Klan members give the Nazi salute during a Klan demonstration at the state house building on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The KKK protested the removal of the Confederate flag from the state house grounds, as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between the opposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: Neo Nazis (National Socialist Movement) take part in a Ku Klux Klan demonstration at the state house building on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The KKK protested the removal of the Confederate flag from the state house grounds, as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between the opposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: Police restrain a counter protesters following a Ku Klux Klan demonstration at the state house building on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The KKK protested the removal of the Confederate flag from the state house grounds and hurled racial slurs at minorities as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between the opposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: Ku Klux Klan members take part in a Klan demonstration at the state house building on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The KKK protested the removal of the Confederate flag from the state house grounds and hurled racial slurs at minorities as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between the opposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: A Neo Nazi stomps on an Israeli flag after ripping it up at a Ku Klux Klan demonstration at the state house building on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The KKK protested the removal of the Confederate flag from the state house grounds and hurled racial slurs at minorities as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between the opposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: A Neo Nazi (National Socialist Movement) member speaks with a South Carolina state policeman at a Ku Klux Klan demonstration at the state house building on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The KKK protested the removal of the Confederate flag from the state house grounds, as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between the opposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: A SWAT team stands guard to protect Ku Klux Klan members from counter protesters following a Klan demonstration at the state house building on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The KKK protested the removal of the Confederate flag from the state house grounds and hurled racial slurs at minorities as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between the opposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: A Ku Klux Klan supporter carries the Confederate flag during a demonstration at the state capitol building on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. Hundreds of people protested the Klan demonstration as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between the opposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: Ku Klux Klan supporters depart the state capitol building following a Klan demonstration on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The Klan was protesting the removal of the Confederate flag from the capital grounds, as law enforcement tried to prevent violence at the event. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: Police restrain protesters as Ku Klux Klan members depart the state capitol building after a Klan demonstration on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The KKK was protesting the removal of the Confederate flag from the capital grounds, as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between oposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: Ku Klux Klan members depart the state capitol building under police escort following a Klan demonstration on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The KKK was protesting the removal of the Confederate flag from the capital grounds, as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between opposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

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COLUMBIA, SC - JULY 18: A member of the Ku Klux Klan gives a Nazi salute as the Klan members fly the Confederate flag during a demonstration at the state capitol building on July 18, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. Hundreds of people protested the demonstration as law enforcement tried to prevent violence between the opposing groups. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

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