Government shutdown stalls planned KKK rally
Maryland-based group planned gathering at Gettysburg, but national park closures force cancelation of event
The High Water Mark of the Confederacy at the Gettysburg National Military Park (photo credit: Robert Swanson, Wikimedia Commons)
The federal government shutdown has forced the cancellation of a planned Ku Klux Klan rally at the site of the battle of Gettysburg.
The Maryland-based Confederate White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan had a permit for an October 5 demonstration at the Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania. Park officials, however, have rescinded all special events permits due to the government shutdown, NBC’s Philadelphia affiliate reported.
As a result of the shutdown, all national parks are closed.
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