'White Lives Matter' rally permit pending as city council deliberates, activists plan

A white nationalist rally sponsored by the League of the South is planned for Oct. 28 on the Murfreesboro square, according to a permit submitted to the city earlier this week.

Although the city council was expected to share a public decision at the regular meeting Thursday evening, a determination was not forthcoming.

"We condemn in no uncertain terms the ideologies of white supremacy and white nationalism," Mayor Shane McFarland said in a statement before the council meeting opened Thursday. "The city of Murfreesboro and the council are committed to the constitutional rights we have taken an oath to uphold, as well as the peace and public safety of this city. Be assured we will take every step necessary to protect both."

Several white nationalist groups, including the National Socialist Movement, the Nationalist Front and the Traditionalist Workers Party, have released statements indicating members plan to attend the event in Murfreesboro.

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